lobbyist

Day 28Level 2

LOB-ee-ist

persuader

person who tries to persuade someone to support a particular cause

Part of Speech: noun

Synonyms:

activist, influencer

Example Sentence:

Business lobbyists defeated bills that would have cut tax breaks and required employers to give workers unpaid bereavement leave.

Related Words

lessen in intensity

uh-BAYT

to lessen in intensity, degree or amount

sour or bitter

uh-SUHR-bik

sour or bitter

inform

uh-PRAHYZ

to inform or notify

lessen

uh-SWAYZH

to ease or lessen the intensity of something (pain or distress)

harmonize

uh-TOON

to bring into harmony

utter meaningless

bab-ble

to utter words or sound imperfectly or without meaning