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influence peddler

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influence peddling
n.
The practice of using one's influence with persons in authority to obtain favors or preferential treatment for another, usually in return for payment.
influence peddler n.
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Noun1.influence peddler - someone who intervenes with authorities for a person in trouble (usually using underhand or illegal methods for a fee)
fixer
important person, influential person, personage - a person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events


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4 million from the usual power brokers and influence peddlers.
EDITORIAL AFFAIR OF STATE GOVERNOR'S INAUGURAL BALL UNDERWRITTEN BY ... by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
It is true that any Washington influence peddler is going to spread cash and favors as widely as possible, and 210 members of Congress have received Abramoff-connected dollars.
The five stages of Abramoff Grief by Waldman, Paul / Washington Monthly
It is true that any Washington influence peddler is going to spread cash and favors as widely as possible, and 210 members of Congress have received Abramoff-connected dollars," commented National Review editor Rich Lowry in his January 10 syndicated column.
Seeing Russia the Abramoff way: a corrupt deal brokered by Jack ... by Grigg, William Norman / The New American
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