(US, politics, by restriction) The section of K Street, D.C., USA, where political lobbyists have their offices.
K Street lobbyists are teeing up a flurry of advocacy campaigns on crypto, housing, AI, and other matters to await lawmakers' return to Capitol Hill next week.
Lobbying for corporate handouts should not be a thing. They’re not lobbying for the common people. K street should be for the people not donors to Republicans and Democrats. Also end #CitizensUnited.
(US, politics, by restriction) The section of K Street, D.C., USA, where political lobbyists have their offices.
As Scrutiny of Cryptocurrency Grows, the Industry Turns to K Street [title]
"K Street" means: The section of K Street, D.C., USA, where political lobbyists have their offices.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
"K Street" means: The section of K Street, D.C., USA, where political lobbyists have their offices.. Register: neutral, standard English, usable in most everyday contexts. Note the regional or dialect label (US) — usage may sound odd outside that variety. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.
"K Street" means: The section of K Street, D.C., USA, where political lobbyists have their offices.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
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(US, pejorative) The section of the elite class in Washington D.C. who have moved from political or regulatory work to lobbying firms or think tanks, especially in foreign policy or on the behalf of corporations.
(US) of or relating to things that occur in Washington, D.C., usually in relation to United States national politics.
(chiefly, Canada, and, US, informal, of a politician or celebrity) Greeting and interacting with people in a public place.
(UK) A political scandal of 1998 in which lobbyists Derek Draper and Jonathan Mendelsohn were secretly recorded boasting that they could sell access to government ministers and create tax breaks for their clients.
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(US politics, figurative) The people and firms that lobby the United States Congress.
As Scrutiny of Cryptocurrency Grows, the Industry Turns to K Street [title]
“K Street lobbyists are teeing up a flurry of advocacy campaigns on crypto, housing, AI, and other matters to await lawmakers' return to Capitol Hill next week.”
“Lobbying for corporate handouts should not be a thing. They’re not lobbying for the common people. K street should be for the people not donors to Republicans and Democrats. Also end #CitizensUnited.”
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