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lobby correspondent

lobby correspondent noun: a journalist who reports on political and parliamentary affairs, especially through unattributed sources from politicians or other government officials.

Noun

lobby correspondent (plural lobby correspondents)

  1. (UK) A journalist who reports on political and parliamentary affairs, especially through unattributed sources from politicians or other government officials.
    • Another paper reported that the GMB's decision to cut back the cash it gives to the Labour Party was all down to Gordon Brown. The evidence for this was that a lobby correspondent saw the GMB boss, Kevin Curran, talking to Douglas Henderson MP, a Brown supporter, on the Commons terrace bar. The...2004 July 19, Charlie Whelan, New Statesman, Don't believe it: "Blair declares war – on Gordon Brown", page 26

Forms of lobby correspondent

plurallobby correspondents

Origin of lobby correspondent

So called from journalists who were given access to the private members' lobby in the House of Commons, later becoming a more generic term for all such journalists in Parliament.

Questions about lobby correspondent

What does lobby correspondent mean?
Lobby correspondent means a journalist who reports on political and parliamentary affairs, especially through unattributed sources from politicians or other government officials.
What part of speech is lobby correspondent?
Lobby correspondent is a noun.
What is the plural of lobby correspondent?
The plural of lobby correspondent is lobby correspondents.

Words near lobby correspondent in the dictionary

  1. lobbing
  2. Lobbs
  3. lobby
  4. lobby card
  5. lobby cards
  6. lobby correspondent
  7. lobby correspondents
  8. lobby fodder
  9. lobby group
  10. lobby groups
  11. lobby out

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