R is for robbyist.

R

a precipitous decline*

reality check • ‘wil·fəl  ‘blīnd·nəs

     nominal

     1. asking the opinion of someone unlikely to tell you a 
     truth you don’t want to hear

       “The number of [registered lobbyists has] dropped from 13,367 when Obama took office to 11,509 last year, according to . . .James Thurber.”  
               - Juliet Eilperin in the Washington Post  









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*That is from 24.985 to 21.512 per congressperson.