business lobby
Company reception area
A business lobby is an organized group that advocates for corporate or industry interests to government officials and policymakers.
The term combines the sense of lobby as a place where influence is exerted with the collective force of commercial interests: The business lobby pushed back against the proposed regulations.
Business lobbies range from broad coalitions like chambers of commerce to industry-specific groups representing pharmaceuticals, oil, or tech companies.
- advocacyPleading for a cause
- influencePower to affect others
- corporateOf or relating to companies
- chamberEnclosed room or cavity
- trade associationOrganization representing sector businesses
politician · legislation · Washington · power · power broker · special interests · interests · donors · campaign contributions · Capitol · smoke-filled room · revolving door · suits · handshake · persuasion · pressure · trade · association
- advocacy groupsadvocacy group, NAACP, interest group, special interest group, Amnesty International
- lobbyinggovernment relations, influence peddling, power broker, hired gun, fixer
business lobbylabor union
Collective bargaining group
trade union · organized labor · grassroots advocacy · public interest group · community advocacy
business lobbyback office
Internal administrative functions
backroom · warehouse · stockroom · behind the scenes · restricted zone
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