Lobbying

Lobbying
Lobby Lob"by, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lobbied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Lobbying}.] To address or solicit members of a legislative body in the lobby or elsewhere, with the purpose to influence their votes; in an extended sense, to try to influence decision-makers in any circumstance. [U.S.] --Bartlett. [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • Lobbying — includes all attempts to influence legislators and officials, whether by other legislators, constituents or organized groups. [ [http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/lobbying Merriam Webster Dictionary.Com entry on lobbying] ]… …   Wikipedia

  • lobbying — is the practice of approaching politicians in order to persuade them to support a particular aim or cause, and then to speak about it and draw attention to it. In the US this means trying to obtain the support of members of Congress or a state… …   Universalium

  • lobbying — LÓBBYING n. Tratative duse pe culoarele parlamentelor. /cuv. engl. Trimis de siveco, 22.08.2004. Sursa: NODEX  LÓBBYING s.n. (Anglicism) Tratative duse pe culoarele adunărilor legislative. [< engl. lobbying]. Trimis de LauraGellner,… …   Dicționar Român

  • lobbying — The process of influencing public and government policy at all levels: federal, state, and local. Dictionary from West s Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. lobbying …   Law dictionary

  • lobbying — {{/stl 13}}{{stl 7}}|| {{/stl 7}}lobbing {{/stl 13}}{{stl 8}}rz. mnż IIa, D. u {{/stl 8}}{{stl 7}} wpływanie na posłów, organy władzy itp. za pomocą interwencji kuluarowych : {{/stl 7}}{{stl 10}}Prelegent namawiał do skuteczniejszego lobbyingu… …   Langenscheidt Polski wyjaśnień

  • Lobbying — Lobby Lobby est un mot anglais qui signifie en français « groupe de pression » ou « groupe d’intérêts ». Au pluriel, il s écrit lobbys ou lobbies. Le lobby évoque l action de groupes organisés, non gouvernementaux… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • lobbying — lobby lobby 2 verb lobbied PTandPP [intransitive, transitive] to try to persuade a government that a particular law or situation should be changed: • The financial community is expected to continue lobbying Congress to introduce new legislation.… …   Financial and business terms

  • Lobbying — Lobbyismus, auch als Fünfte Gewalt bekannt, ist eine aus dem Englischen übernommene Bezeichnung (Lobbying) für eine Form der Interessenvertretung in der Politik, in der Interessengruppen, die Lobbys, die Exekutive und Legislative durch… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • lobbying — lobby [ lɔbi ] n. m. • 1952; à propos des États Unis 1857; mot angl. « couloir » ♦ Anglic. Groupe de pression. Des lobbys ou des lobbies. « Les lobbies des producteurs américains de gaz » (L Express, 1973). Action d un lobby (lobbying n. m. );… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Lobbying — Lob|by|ing 〈[lɔ̣biıŋ] n.; od. s; unz.〉 von Interessengruppen (z. B. Unternehmen, Initiativen, Vereinen, Institutionen) ausgehende Beeinflussung von Politikern u. parlamentarischen Abgeordneten, um bestimmte Vorstellungen od. Vorhaben… …   Universal-Lexikon

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