noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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US:/ˈlɑ.bi.ɪst/
UK:/ˈlɒ.bi.ɪst/
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noun
Meaning 1
A person who is paid to lobby politicians and encourage them to vote a certain way or otherwise use their office to effect a desired result.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 2
someone who is employed to persuade legislators to vote for legislation that favors the lobbyist's employer
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: persuader, inducer
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English lobby Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English lobbyist From lobby + -ist.
Across languages
Translations
31 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Catalan:
lobbista
— person paid to influence politicians
Chinese Mandarin:
說客 /说客
(shuìkè)
— person paid to influence politicians
Czech:
lobbista
— person paid to influence politicians
Danish:
lobbyist
— person paid to influence politicians
Dutch:
lobbyist
— person paid to influence politicians
Esperanto:
lobiisto
— person paid to influence politicians
Finnish:
lobbari
— person paid to influence politicians
French:
lobbyiste
— person paid to influence politicians
Georgian:
ლობისტი
(lobisṭi)
— person paid to influence politicians
German:
Lobbyist
— person paid to influence politicians
German:
Lobbyistin
— person paid to influence politicians
Hebrew:
לוביסטי
(lobísti)
— person paid to influence politicians
Hungarian:
lobbista
— person paid to influence politicians
Irish:
brústocaire
— person paid to influence politicians
Italian:
lobbista
— person paid to influence politicians
Italian:
portavoce
— person paid to influence politicians
Macedonian:
лобист
(lobist)
— person paid to influence politicians
Māori:
kaikōkirikiri
— person paid to influence politicians
Polish:
lobbista
— person paid to influence politicians
Polish:
lobbysta
— person paid to influence politicians
Portuguese:
lobista
— person paid to influence politicians
Romanian:
lobbyist
— person paid to influence politicians
Romanian:
lobbyistă
— person paid to influence politicians
Russian:
лобби́ст
(lobbíst)
— person paid to influence politicians
Russian:
лобби́стка
(lobbístka)
— person paid to influence politicians
Slovene:
lobist
— person paid to influence politicians
Slovene:
lobistka
— person paid to influence politicians
Spanish:
lobista
— person paid to influence politicians
Spanish:
cabildero
— person paid to influence politicians
Spanish:
recabador
— person paid to influence politicians
Swedish:
lobbyist
— person paid to influence politicians
