lobbyist

Slovak translation: lobista

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English term or phrase:lobbyist
Slovak translation:lobista

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08:54 Nov 20, 2009
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Social Sciences - Government / Politics
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English term or phrase: lobbyist
Definition from washingtonpost.com:
A person who tries to influence legislation on behalf of a special interest.

Example sentence(s):
  • The lobbyists represent a range of industries, including the finance, telecommunications, technology and healthcare sectors. abcNews
  • When legislators lose re-election or choose not to run again for office, they often find a second career as a highly paid lobbyist, meeting with their former colleagues and touting the positions they are paid to promote. WiseGeek
  • First and foremost, lobbyists must be adept at the art of persuasion, which is the mainstay of their job. The Princeton Review
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lobista
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Lobistom je osoba, ktorá vykonáva lobing alebo lobovaním, čo je v užšom zmysle proces ovplyvňovania zákonodarcov, ministrov a iných štátnych úradníkov, prípadne hospodárskych subjektov, záujmovými/nátlakovými skupinami presadzujúcimi spoločný záujem (tzv. lobby) s cieľom dosiahnuť nejaké rozhodnutie/čin, v širšom zmysle boj/propagovanie práv určitej skupiny vôbec.
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Definition from wikipedia:
Lobistom je osoba, ktorá vykonáva lobing alebo lobovaním, čo je v užšom zmysle proces ovplyvňovania zákonodarcov, ministrov a iných štátnych úradníkov, prípadne hospodárskych subjektov, záujmovými/nátlakovými skupinami presadzujúcimi spoločný záujem (tzv. lobby) s cieľom dosiahnuť nejaké rozhodnutie/čin, v širšom zmysle boj/propagovanie práv určitej skupiny vôbec.

Example sentence(s):
  • Klientom sa na účely tohto zákona rozumie osoba, v ktorej prospech alebo na ktorej žiadosť lobista vykonáva lobing; ak lobista vykonáva lobing z vlastnej iniciatívy alebo vo svoj prospech, je klientom tento lobista. - zákon, ministerstvo spravodlivosti  
Kristina Karabova
Slovakia
Local time: 12:12
Native speaker of: Slovak
PRO pts in category: 8

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