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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. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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lobby is peerless among the hundreds of lobbies in our nation's capital for one main reason: it alone is armed with the ultimate persuader, an ample supply of indictments for anti-Semitism. Foreign Policy in the Middle East: The Role of Lobbies and Special Interest Groups. Each time the Lobby Corps lobbies on the Hill, we win," declares current Lobby Corps Chair Carole Conors. |
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