lobbyist

CEFRB2

/ˈlɑ.bi.ɪst/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person paid to influence government decisions for a group.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A person who is paid to lobby politicians and encourage them to vote a certain way or otherwise use their office to effect a desired result.

Examples

  • The lobbyist spoke with senators about the new energy bill.

  • Tom is a lobbyist.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

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In context

  • Tom isn't a lobbyist.

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The blank was paid by the oil company to persuade lawmakers to vote against the new regulations.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From lobby + -ist.