lobby against



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

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Naheed-Persian
KaydenKAY-dənEnglish (Modern)
Lowe[ləu]
Loviise-Estonian
Franklin['fræŋklin]
Virginia[və(:)'dʒinjə]