corporate lobbying
Business pressure campaigns
Corporate lobbying is the practice of businesses and industry groups attempting to influence government policy, legislation, or regulation in their favor.
Companies hire lobbyists to meet with lawmakers, draft favorable language for bills, and advocate for their interests: The pharmaceutical industry spends billions on corporate lobbying each year.
The term often carries negative connotations of money corrupting democratic processes, though lobbying itself is legal and regulated.
- revolving doorCircular spinning entrance
- astroturfingDisguised sponsored advocacy
- dark moneyUndisclosed political contributions
- pay to playFee required for participation
- interest groupsOrganizations promoting shared agendas
quid pro quo · palm greasing · capitalism · plutocracy · conflict of interest · handshake · campaign contributions · think tanks · propaganda · oligarchy · undue influence · legislators · policymakers · suits · public relations · advocacy · favors · donations
- lobbyinglobbyists, government relations, influence peddling, power broker, hired gun
- capitalism critiqueanti-capitalism, wealth inequality, income inequality, wealth gap, income gap
- corporationsApple, Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Toyota
- union bustingunion busting, strikebreaker, strikebreaking, scabs, scab
corporate lobbyinggrassroots activism
Citizen-led political engagement
grassroots organizing · community organizing · civic engagement · mass mobilization · street protests
corporate lobbyingdirect democracy
Voters decide policy personally
public hearings · sunshine laws · open government · civic participation · town hall meetings
corporate lobbyingconsumer advocacy
Championing purchaser rights
public interest law · labor organizing · environmental activism · social justice movements · watchdog groups
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