lobbyism

lob·by·ist

L l

Definitions of lobbyism word

noun lobbyism a person who tries to influence legislation on behalf of a special interest; a member of a lobby. 1
noun lobbyism Lobbying, as for example in politics. 1

before 1940

One of the 7% newest English words

First recorded in 1940-45; lobby + -ist

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer