lobbyvirksomhet
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]lobby + virksomhet (“activity”). Lobby stems from the English lobby. Virksomhet is a compound of virksom (“effective”) + -het (“-ness”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]lobbyvirksomhet m or f (definite singular lobbyvirksomheten or lobbyvirksomheta)
- lobbying, persuasion; the act of attempting to influence the decisions of a public official
- Ofte er det ikke lett for de uoppmerksomme å legge merke til lobbyvirksomhet.
- Often it is not easy for the unattentive to notice lobbying.
- 2013, Rune Ellefsen, Med lov til å pine: Om bruk og beskyttelse av dyr, fritt forlag
- [...] fokuserer heller på lobbyvirksomhet overfor offentlig forvaltning og det politiske systemet.
- [...] instead focus on lobbying over public management and the political system.
- 2010, unknown author, “Olje-lobbyistene har mest innflytelse”, in Aftenposten:
- Ifølge undersøkelsen, oppgir 65 prosent av de spurte lobbyorganisasjonene at lobbyvirksomheten i det norske samfunnet har økt.
- According to the study, 65 percent of the queried lobby organisations state that lobbying in Norwegian society has increased.
Synonyms
[edit]See also
[edit]- lobbyverksemd (Nynorsk)
References
[edit]“lobbyvirksomhet” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
“lobbyvirksomhet” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
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