agitate for



agitate for

To encourage and build support for a cause, especially by actively campaigning for it. The students have had great success agitating for more social events on campus, but the dean is still opposed to the idea.
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agitate for something

to stir up active support for something. The committee agitated for a change, but nothing was done.
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agitate for

v.
To stir up public support for some cause or issue: The union decided to agitate for better health insurance.
See also: agitate

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Janice['dʒænis]
Blaguna-Macedonian, Bulgarian
Iulian-Romanian
Rajni-Indian, Hindi
Klavdija-Slovene
CuÁN-Irish