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lobbying - definition and meaning
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verb lobby .
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While knowing total expenditures in lobbying is good I would like to see some breakdown as to where all of that money is going, to see exactly whose pockets are filling as a result of the largess being spread around.
Balloon Juice » Blog Archive » $3.47 billion spent. Did you get a pony? 2010
The current system that consists in lobbying is (hopefully!) soon to turn obsolete, suffice to look at its associated achievements.
Washington Post Takes Note of "Keep Mike" Effort - NASA Watch 2009
In my interviews for the study, I found that many religious leaders dislike the connotations of the term "lobbying " and do not consider themselves to be lobbyists.
Allen D. Hertzke: Religious Advocacy: It’s Not All About Congressional Activity Allen D. Hertzke 2011
In my interviews for the study, I found that many religious leaders dislike the connotations of the term "lobbying " and do not consider themselves to be lobbyists.
Allen D. Hertzke: Religious Advocacy: Itâs Not All About Congressional Activity Allen D. Hertzke 2011
In my interviews for the study, I found that many religious leaders dislike the connotations of the term "lobbying " and do not consider themselves to be lobbyists.
Allen D. Hertzke: Religious Advocacy: It’s Not All About Congressional Activity Allen D. Hertzke 2011
But probably not use the word lobbying in it, he says.
News 2012
Based in Washington's Georgetown neighborhood, the firm produced more than 30 reports a week and hosted annual conferences at hotels such as the Four Seasons and the Willard, the Washington landmark where the term lobbying was coined.
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And it wasn't a very edifying experience talking with the members of Congress and doing what we call lobbying .
Forbes.com: News Steve Forbes 2011
In fact, the word "lobbying " does not appear in the contracts, and perhaps with good reason.
NYT > Global Home By JOHN SCHWARTZ 2011
For two years, Tucci adds, she has served on the board of the Missouri Motion Media Association, which she describes as the lobbying arm of the state film commission.
Riverfront Times | Complete Issue 2009
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