Where Does the Term Lobbying Come from?
Etymology. in a Report Carried by the Bbc, an Oed Lexicographer Has Shown That "Lobbying" Finds Its Roots in the Gathering of Members of Parliament and Peers...
Etymology. In a report carried by the BBC, an OED lexicographer has shown that "lobbying" finds its roots in the gathering of Members of Parliament and peers in the hallways ("lobbies") of the UK Houses of Parliament before and after parliamentary debates where members of the public can meet their representatives.
Where did the term lobbying actually originate?
Lobby ("a corridor or hall connected with a larger room or series of rooms and used as a passageway or waiting room") came into English use in the 16th century, from the Medieval Latin word lobium, meaning “gallery.” And in one of those rare, pleasing moments in which a word's history seems to make sense, the lobbyist ...
When was the term lobbyist first used?
“Lobbyist” was in common usage in Britain in the 1840's. Jesse Sheidlower, editor-at-large for the Oxford English Dictionary, believes the term was used as early as 1640 in England to describe the lobbies that were open to constituents to interact with their representatives.
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