lobbying

noun

as in influencing

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Recent Examples of lobbying The lobbying continued after the law was enacted, prosecutors said, with the US sanctioning more than a dozen Hong Kong and Chinese officials after 2020. — Chris Lau, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026 Prosecution highlights Wong’s lobbying and advocacy efforts The prosecution alleged that Wong and Law had agreed in or around 2016 to lobby internationally to achieve their goal of democratic self-determination. — Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026 Candidates swore off campaign donations from corporations and pro-Israel lobbying groups. — Elena Moore, NPR, 4 Nov. 2026 Warren, a longtime progressive ally of el Sayed, cast the Michigan Democrat as a candidate voters could trust to stand up to wealthy interests and corporate lobbying, contrasting his record in public health with the influence of money in Washington. — Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 3 Nov. 2026 Moskowitz was endorsed by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, known as AIPAC, the big pro-Israel lobbying organization. — Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 3 Nov. 2026 The commission will enforce violations of campaign finance, lobbying and conflict-of-interest laws. — Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 3 Nov. 2026 And they would be besieged with lobbying as the private sector tried to realign itself. — Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026 ExxonMobil spent more than $5 million in the first half of 2026 lobbying on the mass balance bill and many other energy or environmental issues. — Lisa Song, ProPublica, 29 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lobbying
  1. influencing
  2. pressuring
  3. prompting
  4. swaying
  5. brainwashing
Noun
  • Suleiman Sami’s business, S Sami Services LLC, provides transportation services, event ticket sales and social media influencing.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 2 Sep. 2026
  • When students graduate, they'll be prepared for roles in content strategy, digital influencing, brand development, social media management and audience engagement across industries.
    — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of influencing
Noun
  • The first drills Monday focused on rebounding, the next half-dozen on various aspects of their pressuring, helping, swarming, trapping defense.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 July 2026
  • As the two wander around the museum—one pressuring, the other deflecting—the novel portrays their professed enmity as underscored by the force of attraction, even of love.
    — Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2026
Definition of pressuring
Noun
  • But Suno, in its first response to the case on Tuesday, argued that laws couldn’t govern publicity laws in such a fashion and compared the prompting to when musicians ask their human producers for songs to mimic another artist’s tone.
    — Corbin Bolies, Variety, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Three dedicated Claude courses progress from basic prompting and research to reusable Skills, integrations, and multi-step AI workflows.
    — StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of prompting
Noun
  • The new Chandelier sandal, characterized by its serpent-spiral shape, is hand embroidered with more than 170 swaying drop beads made from multifaceted or transparent crystals.
    — Katie Abel, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Gerber was just 18 at the time, and appeared in the cover swaying and singing with Cara Delevingne and Ashley Benson.
    — Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of swaying
Noun
  • Backstabbing, scheming, secret children showing up to cause trouble, brainwashing, amnesia, terrorist massacres at weddings, and shoulder pads… so, so many shoulder pads.
    — Maggie Fremont, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Advertisement Hank then explains why the mainframe of the entire brainwashing system was routed through the head of Representative Welch (Martha Kelly).
    — Barry Levitt, Time, 4 Feb. 2026
Definition of brainwashing

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