lobbyist

• n. 说客；活动议案通过者

词态变化

中文词源

来自lobby,游说。

英文词源

lobbyist (n.)

1863, American English, from lobby (n.) in the political sense + -ist.

[A] strong lobbyist will permit himself to lose heavily at the poker-table, under the assumption that the great Congressman who wins the stake will look leniently upon the little appropriation he means to ask for. [George A. Townsend, "Events at the National Capital and the Campaign of 1876," Hartford, Conn., 1876]

双语例句

1. Her husband is a lobbyist, and familiar with almost every senator.

她的丈夫是位说客, 几乎跟每位参议员都熟.

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2. In an hour long philippic , the legislator denounced the lobbyist opposing his bill.

在一个小时的漫骂演说中,立法者猛烈抨击议案通过者反对他的议案.

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3. Sometimes in America we call the lobbyist public affairs, government relations or other names.

有时,在美国我们以公共事务 、 政府关系或别的名称来称呼说客.

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4. Li: Could you define the two terms - public relations and lobbyist respectively to our large number of readers?

李: 您可以为我刊广大读者分别定义一下公共关系和说客这两个词 吗 ?

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