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Lobbyist 5378.Lobbyist 英 Lɒbɪɪst]美 Lɑbɪɪst 释义 N 说客;活动议案通过者

正面 5378.lobbyist
英 ['lɒbɪɪst]美 ['lɑbɪɪst]

背面
释义:
n. 说客;活动议案通过者
例句:
1. Her husband is a lobbyist, and familiar with almost every senator.她的丈夫是位说客, 几乎跟每位参议员都熟.

1. grope <===>gripe, grip.
lobbyist 说客来自lobby,游说。
lobbyist (n.)1863, American English, from lobby (n.) in the political sense + -ist. [A] strong lobbyist will permit himself to lose heavily at the poker-table, under the assumption that the great Congressman who wins the stake will look leniently upon the little appropriation he means to ask for. [George A. Townsend, "Events at the National Capital and the Campaign of 1876," Hartford, Conn., 1876]"

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