corporate lobby
Company entrance hall
A corporate lobby is the organized effort by businesses to influence government policy and legislation.
Companies employ lobbyists to advocate for favorable regulations, tax breaks, or industry-friendly laws: The pharmaceutical corporate lobby spent millions fighting price controls.
The term often carries negative connotations, suggesting that business interests override public good.
- influencePower to affect others
- influence peddlingSelling political access
- politicianElected government official
- congressmanHouse of Representatives member
- Capitol HillCongressional district and synecdoche
legislation · Washington · special interests · special interest · PAC · dark money · campaign contributions · backroom · smoke-filled room · closed doors · handshake · palm greasing · suits · fat cats · power · money · donors · advocacy
- advocacy groupsadvocacy group, NAACP, interest group, special interest group, Amnesty International
corporate lobbymailroom
Delivery processing area
back office · loading dock · basement · stockroom · warehouse floor
corporate lobbygrassroots movement
Citizen-led collective action campaign
labor union · public interest group · consumer advocacy · community organizing · populist movement
corporate, lobby, corporation, corporations, corporately, corporatism, corporatist, incorporate, incorporated