lobbyist
C7446
concept
A lobbyist is a professional advocate who seeks to influence public policy and decision-making on behalf of individuals, organizations, or interest groups by communicating with legislators and government officials.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| lobbyist canonical | 23 |
| lobbying firm | 4 |
| business lobbyist | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: lobbyist
Generated description
A lobbyist is a professional advocate who seeks to influence public policy and decision-making on behalf of individuals, organizations, or interest groups by communicating with legislators and government officials.
Instances (27)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Broderick D. Johnson | — |
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Fred Thompson (American politician and actor)
surface form:
Fred Thompson
|
— |
| Anna Chennault | — |
| Tony Podesta | — |
| Shannon McGahn | — |
| Robin Dole | — |
| Roger Stone | — |
| Karl-Heinz Schreiber | — |
| Robert P. Koch | — |
| John Podesta | — |
| The Cohen Group | lobbying firm |
| Haley Barbour | — |
| Linda Hall Daschle | — |
| Freddie Dalton Thompson | — |
| Chen Xiangmei | — |
| Tom Boggs | — |
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Gephardt Group (post-congressional consulting and lobbying work)
surface form:
Gephardt Group
|
lobbying firm |
| Podesta Group | lobbying firm |
| Bruce Mehlman | — |
| Kimberly Fritts | — |
| Nick Naylor | — |
| Polly Bailey | — |
| Mario Ohoven | business lobbyist |
| Harvey Whittemore | — |
| Samuel Cutler Ward | — |
| Amanda Bush | — |
| Wayne LaPierre | — |