lobbying

noun

as in influencing

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Recent Examples of lobbying The manager of a large kratom distribution company, faced with evidence of the compound in products at the center of several wrongful death lawsuits against him, mounted a concerted lobbying push. — Christina Jewett, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2026 Huerta learned the art of lobbying politicians, securing financial aid for the unemployed and disability insurance for California farmworkers. — Susan Montoya Bryan, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026 Her determination, presentation and lobbying made a difference. — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026 Jackson launched his bid as a relative unknown, though Capitol insiders knew him because of Jackson Healthcare, its lucrative state contracts and his lobbying interest in healthcare, business and tax policy. — ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026 Little Lobbyists Action Network, Little Lobbyists’ advocacy and lobbying arm, has endorsed Holscher for Kansas governor. — Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2026 Prediction markets and some of their executives have also been spending on local elections and on lobbying — primarily spending on the campaigns of politicians who oversee and shape their regulatory body, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. — Jake Angelo, semafor.com, 23 Oct. 2026 Over the course of his life, Biden has tried to forge his own path with investing and lobbying activities, and has served as an advisor to his father. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026 Anthropic, OpenAI, and Nvidia each had their highest-spending lobbying quarter between July and September, federal disclosures show. — Lauren Feiner, The Verge, 22 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
  • 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
  • The researchers’ solution was to stop relying only on what the person was physically asking, either by action or direct prompting, and instead receive confirmation from the brain itself.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 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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