K Street

proper noun

A street in Washington, District of Columbia, United States.

Meanings

proper noun
  1. USby restrictiongovernmentThe section of K Street, D.C., USA, where political lobbyists have their offices.

    Synonyms: Gucci Gulch

  2. USfigurativelygovernmentThe people and firms that lobby the United States Congress.

    As Scrutiny of Cryptocurrency Grows, the Industry Turns to K Street [title]

    2021 May 9, Eric Lipton, “As Scrutiny of Cryptocurrency Grows, the Industry Turns to K Street”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

    Synonyms: Gucci Gulch

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounThe section of K Street, D.C., USA, where political lobbyists have their offices.

proper nounThe people and firms that lobby the United States Congress.

Also see

Origin

From the alphabetic naming of streets when the road grid of Washington was laid down. * (politics): After K Street in Washington, D.C.

Full word history & related roots →
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APA

K Street. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/K%20Street

MLA

“K Street.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/K%20Street. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “K Street,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/K%20Street.

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