lobbyist

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US/ˈlɑ.bi.ɪst/UK/ˈlɒ.bi.ɪst/

noun

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.

OriginEnglish lobby ← Medieval Latin laubia ← Frankish *laubijā →
Less commonScrabble 15
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Meanings

nounlobbyist (plural lobbyists)

plural lobbyists

  1. 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.
    1 more example

    Banning President Trump from Twitter didn't just cut his personal communications channel but curbed a cottage industry of lobbyists and consultants who monetized their ability to get clients into his Twitterverse. […] One lobbyist told Axios his firm paid another consulting shop to generate earned media for clients, including tweets from prominent MAGA personalities such as Charlie Kirk, the founder of the pro-Trump student group Turning Point USA.

    2021 January 13, Lachlan Markay, “Twitter banning Trump undercuts some D.C. lobbyists and consultants”, in Axios

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*lewbʰ-der.?
  2. Proto-Germanic*laubą
  3. Proto-West Germanic*laub
  4. Frankish*laubijā
  5. Medieval Latinlaubia
  6. Englishlobby
  7. Englishlobbyist

From lobby + -ist.

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Translations

Catalan lobbista
  • lobbistaperson paid to influence politicians
Chinese Mandarin 說客 /说客
  • 說客 /说客 (shuìkè)person paid to influence politicians
Czech lobbista
  • lobbistaperson paid to influence politicians
Danish lobbyist
  • lobbyistperson paid to influence politicians
Dutch lobbyist
  • lobbyistperson paid to influence politicians
Esperanto lobiisto
  • lobiistoperson paid to influence politicians
Finnish lobbari
  • lobbariperson paid to influence politicians
French lobbyiste
  • lobbyisteperson paid to influence politicians
German Lobbyist, Lobbyistin
  • Lobbyistperson paid to influence politicians
  • Lobbyistinperson paid to influence politicians
Greek λομπίστας, διαδρομιστής
  • λομπίστας (lompístas)person paid to influence politicians
  • διαδρομιστής (diadromistís)person paid to influence politicians
Hebrew לוביסטי
  • לוביסטי (lobísti)person paid to influence politicians
Hungarian lobbista
  • lobbistaperson paid to influence politicians
Irish brústocaire
  • brústocaireperson paid to influence politicians
Italian lobbista, portavoce
  • lobbistaperson paid to influence politicians
  • portavoceperson paid to influence politicians
Korean 로비스트
  • 로비스트 (robiseuteu)person paid to influence politicians
Māori kaikōkirikiri
  • kaikōkirikiriperson paid to influence politicians
Polish lobbista, lobbysta
  • lobbistaperson paid to influence politicians
  • lobbystaperson paid to influence politicians
Portuguese lobista
  • lobistaperson paid to influence politicians
Romanian lobbyist, lobbyistă
  • lobbyistperson paid to influence politicians
  • lobbyistăperson paid to influence politicians
Russian лобби́ст, лобби́стка
  • лобби́ст (lobbíst)person paid to influence politicians
  • лобби́стка (lobbístka)person paid to influence politicians
Spanish lobista, cabildero
  • lobistaperson paid to influence politicians
  • cabilderoperson paid to influence politicians
  • recabadorperson paid to influence politicians
Swedish lobbyist
  • lobbyistperson paid to influence politicians
Welsh lobïwr, lobïwraig
  • lobïwrperson paid to influence politicians
  • lobïwraigperson paid to influence politicians
Cite this entry
APA

lobbyist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lobbyist

MLA

“lobbyist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lobbyist. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lobbyist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lobbyist.

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