| 单词 | influence pedlar |
| 释义 | > as lemmasinfluence pedlar influence pedlar n. (influence peddler) U.S. (see quot. 1968). ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > non-manual worker > businessman > [noun] > business agent > for a fee influence pedlar1949 1949 N.Y. Times 14 Aug. E7/5 The Investigations subcommittee of the Senate Committee on Expenditures in the Executive Departments which is inquiring into the activities of the ‘five percenters’ and the ‘influence peddlers’ has discovered that selling influence may be unethical, but it is not always illegal. 1968 W. Safire New Lang. Politics 204/2 Influence pedlar, one who has, or claims to have, the contacts and ‘pull’ supposedly necessary to get government contracts and favors from public officials, for a fee. 1971 Wall St. Jrnl. 20 July W1/3 The acknowledged dealer in stolen securities said part of the £100,000 he paid went to Nathan Voloshen, a convicted Washington influence peddler. < as lemmas |
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