K Street
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K Street can refer to:
- K Street (Washington, D.C.)K Street (Washington, D.C.)K Street is a major thoroughfare in the United States capital of Washington, D.C. known as a center for numerous think tanks, lobbyists, and advocacy groups.-Location:...
, a street located in Washington, D.C.- By metonymyMetonymyMetonymy is a figure of speech used in rhetoric in which a thing or concept is not called by its own name, but by the name of something intimately associated with that thing or concept...
, the U.S. lobbying industryLobbying in the United StatesLobbying in the United States targets the United States Senate, the United States House of Representatives, and state legislatures. Lobbyists may also represent their clients' or organizations' interests in dealings with federal, state, or local executive branch agencies or the courts. Lobby...
, many of whose firms have offices on this street
- By metonymy
- K Street ProjectK Street ProjectThe K Street Project is an effort by the Republican Party to pressure Washington lobbying firms to hire Republicans in top positions, and to reward loyal GOP lobbyists with access to influential officials. It was launched in 1995 by Republican strategist Grover Norquist and then-House majority...
, a lobbying effort by the Republican Party- The K Street Gang : the rise and fall of the Republican machine, a book by Matthew ContinettiMatthew ContinettiMatthew Continetti is a conservative journalist and associate editor at The Weekly Standard.-Biography:He graduated from Columbia University in 2003. While in college he wrote for the Columbia Spectator and the Intercollegiate Studies Institute's magazine, CAMPUS...
- The K Street Gang : the rise and fall of the Republican machine, a book by Matthew Continetti
- K Street (TV series)K Street (TV series)K Street is a 2003 HBO television series about lobbyists and politicians in Washington, D.C. It was named for a street that is home to many lobbying and legal firms.-Format:...
, an HBO television series