lobbyist

English

Etymology

From lobby +‎ -ist

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /ˈlɑ.bi.ɪst/
• (UK) IPA: /ˈlɒ.bi.ɪst/

Noun

lobbyist (plural lobbyists)

1. A person remunerated to persuade (to lobby) politicians to vote in a certain way or otherwise use their office to effect a desired result.

Translations

A person who for remuneration reattempts to persuade politicians

• Czech: lobbista (cs) m
• Danish: lobbyist (da) c
• Dutch: lobbyist (nl) m
• Finnish: lobbari (fi)
• French: lobbyiste (fr) m and f,
• German: Lobbyist (de) m

• Irish: brústocaire (ga) m
• Polish: lobbista (pl) m, lobbysta (pl) m
• Portuguese: lobista (pt)
• Spanish: cabildero (es) m, recabador (es) m
• Swedish: lobbyist (sv) c

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Dutch

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: lob‧by‧ist

Etymology

From lobbyen +‎ -ist

Noun

lobbyist m (plural lobbyisten, diminutive lobbyistje)

1. lobbyist