lobbyist
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Kristie Puckett, a lobbyist who pushes against mass incarceration and the barriers for reentry into society, said that private prisons have “long found success hiding information” about their treatment of people detained in their facilities.
From Salon
Mostly behind the scenes, Cook has stood out as Apple’s best lobbyist.
The agency has provided little detail about its plans to private equity, even firms with close ties in Washington, according to a lobbyist whose clients include many of the world’s biggest alternative-asset managers.
The prospect of Chinese automakers gaining a foothold in America’s neighbor to the north is worrying government officials and industry lobbyists about the long-term threat to domestic car companies.
Perhaps the loudest: lobbyists and salespeople who have used open seating to zero in on a prospective client or lawmaker and plop down next to them for an in-flight pitch.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
