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Definition of influence peddler in English:

influence peddler

noun

North American

See influence peddling

‘It will have to clear out the influence peddlers, corporate lobbyists, spin-doctors and fund-raisers and return to first principles.’
  • ‘No candidate is more scornful of the Washington insider class of lobbyists and influence peddlers.’
  • ‘‘And while I'm doing that, I will crack down on wasteful and abusive officials and influence peddlers,’ she said.’
  • ‘Nearly once a month influence peddlers from different worlds gather to gossip, talk business, and schmooze at his Hollywood Hills home.’
  • ‘He really was the first of the modern influence peddlers.’