lobbying firm
Political pressure company
A lobbying firm is a company that advocates on behalf of clients to influence government policy, legislation, or regulatory decisions.
Clients—typically corporations, trade associations, or interest groups—hire lobbying firms to represent their interests before legislators and government agencies: The pharmaceutical industry spent millions on lobbying firms last year.
The work ranges from arranging meetings with officials to drafting proposed legislation.
- hired gunPaid outside specialist
- influencePower to affect others
- WashingtonU.S. seat of government
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- advocacyPleading for a cause
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- advocacy groupsadvocacy group, NAACP, interest group, special interest group, Amnesty International
- firmsconsultancy, legal practice
- Power Centersheadquarters, head office, main office, central office, command center
lobbying firmgrassroots movement
Citizen-led collective action campaign
grassroots organization · community organizing · mass movement · social movement · protest movement
lobbying firmpublic interest group
Organization promoting societal welfare
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