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lobbyist

[lob-ee-ist] / ˈlɒb i ɪst /


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Harborne was also a registered named lobbyist at the European Parliament for the Digital Currencies Governance Group, for which Tether was a founder member, for seven months from September 2020.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

"I think this is still a very big, great experiment and everybody's still trying to figure out what that means to them," the lobbyist told AFP.

From Barron's Jul. 4, 2026

The retired lobbyist has supported the mockingbird—and bashed the scrub jay—for decades.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 23, 2026

Google, for example, didn’t hire its first in-house Washington lobbyist until after the company had gone public in 2005.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 21, 2026

Also in 1870, Victoria Woodhull moved to Washington, DC, and began working as a lobbyist for women’s suffrage.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

In addition, Carvalho received “gifts from contractors and lobbyists beyond the limits permitted by law,” the letter alleged.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

At the Fed, bank lobbyists pushing for lighter small-bank regulation have won an influential ally: Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman, the Fed’s top bank regulator, for whom community banking is personal.

From Barron's Jun. 12, 2026

UK law requires ministers to report meetings with lobbyists every three months.

From BBC Jun. 3, 2026

They have more lobbyists than our representatives have staff, but we are building a coalition to fight them.

From Los Angeles Times May 21, 2026

There were journalists and lobbyists, and also homeless people just looking to get out of the heat.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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