lobby



lobby against something

to solicit support against something, such as a piece of legislation or a government regulation. We sent a lot of lawyers to the state capital to lobby against the bill, but it passed anyway. They lobbied against the tax increase.
See also: lobby

lobby for something

to solicit support for something among the members of a voting body, such as the Congress. Tom is always lobbying for some reform bill or other. The manufacturers lobbied for tax relief.
See also: lobby

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Matey-Bulgarian
Merrill['merəl]
Panagiotis-Greek
Alke-Frisian
ZÁViŠ-Czech
LilianLIL-ee-ən (English)English, French