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
JoannJON, jo-ANEnglish
Neas-Irish Mythology
Stefans-Latvian
Oral-English (Rare)
WojciechVOI-chekhPolish
Diogenes-Ancient Greek