lobista
Portuguese
Etymology
From lobby (“lobby; those who try to influence”) + -ista (“-ist”), from English lobby.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /loˈbis.tɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /loˈbiʃ.tɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /loˈbis.ta/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /lɔˈbiʃ.tɐ/ [lɔˈβiʃ.tɐ]
Noun
lobista m or f by sense (plural lobistas)
- lobbyist (a person who for remuneration reattempts to persuade politicians)
Further reading
- “lobista”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “lobista”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /loˈbista/ [loˈβ̞is.t̪a]
- Rhymes: -ista
- Syllabification: lo‧bis‧ta
Adjective
lobista m or f (masculine and feminine plural lobistas)
Noun
lobista m or f by sense (plural lobistas)
Further reading
- “lobista”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025