A Facebook friend who tries to influence election votes to sway to the candidate of their choice (and not necessarily yours) by posting endless political adds on the homepage wall of Facebook.
Every day I sign onto Facebook there's yet another posted ad or picture trying to sway me to vote for Romney (or Obama). My friends list seems to be full of Facebook Lobbyists!
by Mb59 October 18, 2012
Get the Facebook Lobbyistmug. by people eat ice cream April 26, 2021
Get the lobbyist ethicsmug. A condition in which the democratic will and collective welfare of the populace are subordinated to the entrenched influence of powerful conglomerates, multinational corporations, and strategically positioned non-governmental organisations. These entities, often acting as proxies for the geopolitical and economic priorities of their respective states, exercise disproportionate sway over the political process. In doing so, they erode civic freedoms, curtail liberties, and diminish the agency of ordinary citizens within the public sphere, replacing representative governance with a system governed by private interest, elite patronage, and institutional capture.
Person 1: “So what if 13 Cabinet ministers and 180 MPs have taken money from the pro-Israeli lobby? That is just politics as usual, isn’t it?”
Person 2: “No, that is the Tyranny of the Lobbyists/ Kleptocrats, when those in power serve the interests of wealthy lobbies instead of the people who elected them.”
Person 2: “No, that is the Tyranny of the Lobbyists/ Kleptocrats, when those in power serve the interests of wealthy lobbies instead of the people who elected them.”
by DemocracySold September 2, 2025
Get the Tyranny of the Lobbyists/ Kleptocratsmug.