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lobbyIndividual or pressure group that sets out to influence government action. The lobby is prevalent in the USA, where the term originated in the 1830s from the practice of those wishing to influence state policy waiting for elected representatives in the lobby of the Capitol. |
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Adding Norquist could mean curtains for the total sellout lobbying he has encouraged by insisting on all--Republican lobbying firms. A prominent lobbying firm that the Los Angeles Unified School District has paid more than $1 million since 2002 for political advice and other services has simultaneously represented clients in Sacramento that have won more than $12 million in district contracts, the Daily News has learned. Political and lobbying activities undertaken by some charities have drawn recent scrutiny from the IRS, Congress and the media. |
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