A common use of direct lobbying is to persuade the general public about a ballot proposal.

Communications regarding a ballot measure are also considered direct lobbying.

Another aspect to the elected law are the spending restrictions between direct lobbying and grassroots lobbying.

This act places restrictions on the revolving door in direct lobbying.

In that time, they have repeatedly sought their own interests by direct lobbying, in many cases at the expense of the public interest.

To be sure, direct lobbying is not extinct.

For that, Mr. Boggs says, direct lobbying continues to be effective.

Although Grassroots lobbying has changed the stage of such advocacy, it is still concerning the same issues as other more traditional or direct lobbying.

Only direct lobbying by Chrysler's chairman got him his job back.

And direct lobbying is not the full story of Japan's growing clout.