So if we're going to be negotiating a trade deal and consulting corporate interests, we'd better make damn sure to be consulting citizens, academics, and public interest groups as well.
First, arbitrary power was defined as the capacity of one individual or group to dominate another that is, to possess the ability to rule them without consulting their interests.
In addition to consulting various interest groups before drawing up plans, General Motors and Roseland are hashing out details for their working partnership.
Policy makers would benefit from consulting relevant interest groups to better understand how feasible policy goals could be formulated and to increase their ability to choose implementation strategies relevant and acceptable for the target groups.
In the sexist 18th century, men voted for their wives, but they consulted the interests of their wives.
In his letter to the editor (Dec. 28), Garry Wills writes, "In the sexist 18th century, men voted for their wives, but they consulted the interests of their wives".
Lawyers for the unions contested it was unfair that the government was continuing to consult business interests about the franchises, but not unions or passenger groups.
After leaving government, Newt was hired by Fannie Mae as a "historian" to help lobby, or as Newt would say, "consult," their interests through the maze of D.C. From penis to politics, it is undeniable that Newt is the ultimate Washington insider.
Many people in Washington make money by consulting for private interests seeking to influence the government but without engaging in the specific activities that require registration as a lobbyist, thus sidestepping some of Mr. Obama's restrictions.
The documents detailed how Democratic senators had strategized and consulted outside interest groups dedicated to opposing some of President Bush's more extreme judicial nominees.
