(对政府或委员会进行游说的) 说客 A lobbyist is someone who tries actively to persuade a government or council that a particular law should be changed or that a particular thing should be done.
We actually hired some lobbyists and were successful in changing the laws in states like New York, Florida, and Pennsylvania. 但我们还雇用了说客,成功地促使纽约、佛罗里达和宾州改变了相关法律。
The Obama campaign responded with an attack on Senator McCain and his ties to lobbyists. 奥巴马也用广告回敬了麦凯恩,攻击麦凯恩和游说人员的关系。
UK business lobbyists and airlines can only despair. 英国商业游说人士及航空公司能做的却只有失望。
But the notion that politicians might themselves become professional lobbyists after leaving office remained unacceptable. 但政客们在离职后成为专业说客的观念依然是不可接受的。
The answer is: lawyers, not forgetting lobbyists and compliance departments. 答案是:律师,同时也不要忘记政坛说客和合规部门。
Jenkins and his assembled cast of industry veterans, lawyers, entrepreneurs, lobbyists, and government insiders want to change that. 詹金斯连同一群业内资深人士、律师、企业家、说客和政府内部人员都希望改变这一现状。
Meanwhile, lobbyists, car salespeople and members of Congress are considered to be the least ethical. 而说客、汽车销售员以及国会议员成为民众认为最不诚实的人士。
The lobbyists they hired became a media issue and also the fact that they hired lobbyists became an issue with the Congress. 结果他们雇的说客成了媒体争议的话题,而且他们雇佣说客一事也成了国会的争论议题。
The bankers even claimed a disconnect between their intentions and their lobbyists 'actions. 银行家们甚至宣称,他们的意图与他们的说客的行为存在脱节。
While those cases are extreme, spending on lobbyists often pays off. 尽管这些例子有些极端,但投资说客通常会获得回报。
Largely thanks to the entertainment industry's lawyers and lobbyists, copyright's scope and duration have vastly increased. 很大程度上,多亏了娱乐工业的律师和说客们,版权的范围和时间都大大增长了。
But for now, technology industry lobbyists could not hide their dismay. 但就目前而言,技术行业游说者无法掩盖他们的沮丧。
I spoke to a couple lobbyists from Macmillan pharmaceuticals. 我和macmillan制药的两个说客谈了。
Lobbyists say this is good for working women-but bad for business. 游说人士称,这一新规定对女员工有利,但对企业不利。
A plethora lobbyists, lawyers, political consultants, public relations specialists and information brokers set up shop. 大批供过于求的说客、律师、政治顾问、公共关系专家和信息掮客开业。
CORRUPTION conjures up images of shadowy deals among lobbyists, corporations and crooked government officials. 贪污总是让人联想到说客、企业和行为不正的政府官员间见不得光的秘密交易。
Car salespeople, lobbyists, and members of Congress have the lowest honesty and ethics. 而汽车销售员、说客以及国会议员被认为最没有诚信。
Many states have outpaced Washington in enacting laws to curb the cozy relationships between lobbyists and politicians. 许多州在通过限制说客与政治家关系的法律方面走在华盛顿的前面。
Toyota officials, lobbyists and dealers crowded into corridors outside the hearing room. 听证室外的走廊上挤满了丰田高管、说客和经销商。
And the poor, unlike other interest groups threatened by discretionary-spending cuts, have few lobbyists. 而穷人,不像那些受到自由决定支出削减威胁的利益集团,很少有人会为他们游说。
As the debate reminds us, large companies enjoy power as lobbyists. 正如这场辩论提醒我们的,大公司享有作为游说者的影响力。
And they work as lobbyists and champions for the trade. 它们还会充当贸易的游说者和拥护者。
Corporates pay for lobbyists and lawyers to influence legislators and regulators; politicians seek non-executive directorships and consultancies with large banks and suchlike when they retire from public office. 公司付钱给游说者和律师,以影响立法和监管机构;而政治家从公职岗位退休后,会谋求大型银行等机构的非执行董事和顾问职位。
This unleashed furious protest from lobbyists hired by banks. 这引发了银行雇用的游说者的愤怒抗议。
But there is one project within that list that is highly controversial, at least among lobbyists. 但有一个项目引起很大争议,至少在说客中。
But there seems little danger of that in the US, where corporate lobbyists have captured Congress. 但在美国,看起来没有这种危险,因为企业游说人士已经俘获了国会。
Some tribes have reinforced that impression by naively giving money to politicians and lobbyists including, notoriously, Jack Abramoff. 通过大度的给政治家和类似于臭名昭著的说客杰克·布拉莫夫慷慨献金,人们加深了对某些部落的印象。
Congress's response to recent bribery scandals has been to impose footling restrictions on lobbyists. 国会对于近期行贿丑闻的回应是给说客强加了琐细的限制条款。
Because our politicians are controlled by lobbyists and campaign donations! 因为那些游说的人和捐赠竞选的人控制了我们的政客!
Companies hire lobbyists to push their legislative agendas. 各公司雇用游说人士为自己的立法议程推波助澜。