Synonyms for lobbyist
ˈlɒb i ɪstlob·by·ist

Princeton's WordNet

1. lobbyistnoun

   someone who is employed to persuade legislators to vote for legislation that favors the lobbyist's employer

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1. • Persuader

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1. List of paraphrases for "lobbyist":

   lobbyists, lobby, lobbying

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How to use lobbyist in a sentence?

1. Josh Marcus-Blank:

   Corey Lewandowski is a shadow lobbyist with a nefarious client list that includes foreign interests, which is why New Hampshire Republicans and even Governor Chris Sununu have been keeping their distance.

2. Donald Trump:

   Let’s be clear on one thing, the corporate media in our country is no longer involved in journalism – they are a political special interest no different from a lobbyist.

3. Russell Simmons:

   Bernie Sanders is over-promising. He's insensitive to the plight of black people, and what good is it if you don't take lobbyist money and don't acknowledge the No. 1 threat to America and to the world is the factory farming lobby because it is poisoning the planet quickly.

4. Marco Rubio:

   For decades, Congress abused the trust and faith of the American people by handing out earmarks to well-connected businesses, campaign donors, and others who could afford a high-priced lobbyist, those backroom deals led to corruption and waste, and bought votes in Congress for unpopular legislation.

5. Donald Trump:

   Senator Paul has no chance of wining the nomination and the people of Kentucky should not allow him the privilege of remaining their senator. Rand should save his lobbyist's and special interest money and just go quietly home, rand's campaign is a total mess, and as a matter of fact, I didn't know he had anybody left in his campaign to make commercials who are not currently under indictment!