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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.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Aurea | | - | Late Roman |
Dixon | | DIK-sən | English |
Shayma | | - | Arabic |
Bess | | BES | English |
Alger | | AL-jər | English |
Vsevolod | | FSYE-vah-laht (Russian) | Russian, Ukrainian, Medieval Slavic |