K Street

English

Etymology

From the alphabetic naming of streets when the road grid of Washington was laid down.

Proper noun

K Street

  1. A street in Washington, District of Columbia, United States.
  2. (US, politics, by restriction) The section of K Street, D.C., USA, where political lobbyists have their offices.
    Synonym: Gucci Gulch
  3. (US politics, figurative) The people and firms that lobby the United States Congress.
    Synonym: Gucci Gulch
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