A lobbyist is a person whose work is to try to move the government — or someone with political power — to change a law or a situation. They talk, write, meet, and push on behalf of a company, a union, a charity, or some other group. The activity is lobbying; the person is the lobbyist.

A lobbyist遊說者 is是 a person一種人, whose work is工作是 to try to設法 move讓 the government政府 — or或 someone with political power有政治權力的人 — to change去改變 a law or a situation一項法律或一個情況. They他們 on behalf of代表 a company一間公司, a union一個工會, a charity一個慈善機構, or some other group或其他團體, talk, write, meet, and push去說話、寫信、開會、施壓. The activity這個行動 is叫 lobbying遊說; the person這個人 is就叫 the lobbyist遊說者.

In American news the word is everywhere, and it often carries a slight smell: not always illegal, but people worry that money and access let some voices in while others wait outside. Though actually, many lobbyists are doing lawful, open work — a teachers’ group lobbying for smaller classes is still lobbying.

In American news在美國新聞裡 the word這個字 is everywhere到處都是, and而且 it often carries常常帶著 a slight smell一點負面的味道: not always illegal不一定違法, but但 people worry that人們擔心 money and access金錢和管道 let some voices in讓某些聲音被聽見 while others wait outside而其他人卻被擋在外面. Though actually不過其實, many lobbyists許多遊說者 are doing做的是 lawful, open work合法、公開的工作 — a teachers' group lobbying for smaller classes像是一個教師團體為了爭取更小的班級去遊說 is still lobbying那也還是遊說.

The name comes from the lobby, the hall of a parliament or hotel, where people used to wait to catch a politician on the way in or out. So the hallway word and the politics word are the same family, not a coincidence.

The name這個字的名字 comes from來自 the lobbylobby（大廳）, the hall of a parliament or hotel也就是國會或飯店的大廳, where people used to wait過去人們會在那裡等 to catch a politician好攔住政治人物 on the way in or out在他們進出的時候. So所以 the hallway word「大廳」這個意思 and和 the politics word「政治」這個意思 are the same family是同一個字源, not a coincidence不是巧合.

In Taiwan you will hear this about Washington, Brussels, and also about local 遊說. It is a noun for a person, not the verb itself (that is lobby).

In Taiwan在台灣, you will hear this你會聽到這個字 about Washington, Brussels用在講華盛頓、布魯塞爾, and also about local 遊說也會用在講台灣本地的遊說. It is這個字是 a noun for a person指「人」的名詞, not the verb itself不是動詞本身 (that is lobby動詞是lobby).