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influence peddling
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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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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)
With new Whitewater allegations and revelations emerging almost daily, the question now is whether the Clintons are criminals, or just sleazy influence peddlers who play fast and loose with the Internal Revenue Code (while denouncing people who argue for lower tax rates).
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Birnbaum covers the White House for The Wall Street Journal and is the author of The Lobbyists: How Influence Peddlers Work Their Way in Washington.
The Serpent on the Staff by Birnbaum, Jeffrey H. / Washington Monthly
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