Meaning of lobby correspondent | Babel Free
Definitions
A journalist who reports on political and parliamentary affairs, especially through unattributed sources from politicians or other government officials.
UK
Examples
“Another paper reported that the GMB's decision to cut⟳ back the cash it gives to the Labour Party was all down to Gordon Brown. The evidence for this was that a lobby correspondent saw⟳ the GMB boss, Kevin Curran, talking to Douglas Henderson MP, a Brown supporter, on the Commons terrace bar. The hack probably didn’t even realise⟳ that Doug was a GMB member.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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