A lobbyist is a person who tries to influence political decisions and policies on behalf of a particular group or organization by advocating for their interests and concerns to lawmakers and government officials. Full definition
Added impetus was given to the coalition's plans to introduce a statutory register of lobbyists in a bid to make the process more transparent. (politics.co.uk)
Therefore, corporate in - house lobbying teams will be exempt from the proposed new rules and the plans do not require ministers to declare meetings with lobbyists who are also friends. (politics.co.uk)
He made deals with lobbyists from health care industry groups so they would not run tv commercials against his health care plan. (voices.washingtonpost.com)