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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 |
Octavian | | ahk-TAYV-ee-ən (English) | History, Romanian |
Hel | | - | Norse Mythology |
Atlas | | AT-ləs (English) | Greek Mythology |
Carol (1) | | KER-əl, KAR-əl | English |
Enis | | - | Bosnian |
Sabela | | sa-BEL-a | Galician |