lobbyists
Capitol Hill persuaders
Lobbyists are people who attempt to influence legislators or other public officials on behalf of specific interests.
They work for corporations, trade associations, advocacy groups, or foreign governments, meeting with politicians, providing information, and often contributing to campaigns.
The term comes from the practice of waiting in legislative lobbies to catch officials.
Lobbyists for the pharmaceutical industry opposed the bill.
Convincing through reasoning
- rhetoricArt of persuasive language
- influencePower to affect others
- accessRight to enter
- contributionsThings given to help
fundraising · wining and dining · revolving door · talking points · briefings · coalition-building · astroturfing · phone banking
Campaign contribution pooler
- super PACUnlimited-donation political organization
- trade associationOrganization representing sector businesses
- advocacy groupOrganization promoting a cause
- think tankPolicy research organization
special interest · coalition · consortium · guild · chamber of commerce · union · nonprofit · watchdog
Those who support causes
- consultantsExperts hired for guidance
- fixersThose who restore function
- operativesThose who execute missions
- strategistsDesigners of careful plans
bundlers · power brokers · insiders · hired guns · rainmakers · gatekeepers · principals · clients
Legislative governing body
- houseResidential building
- amendmentsFormal changes to documents
- lawmakersElected officials writing statutes
- committeesGroups delegated specific duties
bills · hearings · testimony · regulations · policy · statutes · ordinances · appropriations
Organized provision of treatment
- pharmaMedicine business, briefly
- defenseProtection against harm
- energyPower to do work
- environmentExternal conditions affecting life
finance · banking · telecom · agriculture · tobacco · guns · labor · immigration
persuasion
Convincing through reasoning
contributions · fundraising · wining and dining · revolving door · talking points · briefings · coalition-building · astroturfing · phone banking · op-eds
PAC
Campaign contribution pooler
- super PACUnlimited-donation political organization
- trade associationOrganization representing sector businesses
- advocacy groupOrganization promoting a cause
think tank · special interest · coalition · consortium · guild · chamber of commerce · union · nonprofit · watchdog · pressure group
advocates
Those who support causes
- consultantsExperts hired for guidance
- fixersThose who restore function
- operativesThose who execute missions
strategists · bundlers · power brokers · insiders · hired guns · rainmakers · gatekeepers · principals · clients · retainers
senate
Legislative governing body
- houseResidential building
- amendmentsFormal changes to documents
- lawmakersElected officials writing statutes
bills · committees · hearings · testimony · regulations · policy · statutes · ordinances · appropriations · markup
healthcare
Organized provision of treatment
environment · finance · banking · telecom · agriculture · tobacco · guns · labor · immigration · tax
- helpersnurse, helper, volunteer, aide, assistant
- food politicsfood policy, food justice, food security, food insecurity, hunger
- trade stakeholderstrade representatives, trade associations, exporters, importers, chambers of commerce
- politicsdemocracy, campaigning, campaigns, democrats, bill
- U.S. PoliticsCongress, senator, representative, president, vice president
- supportersfan, patron, supporters, backers, backer
lobbyistselected officials
Leaders chosen by vote
legislators · lawmakers · elected representatives · representatives · senators
lobbyistsordinary citizens
grassroots activists · ombudsmen · community organizers · whistleblowers · muckrakers