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☆ lob·by·ist (-ist)

noun

a person, acting for a special interest group, who tries to influence the introduction of or voting on legislation or the decisions of government administrators

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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