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
Octavianahk-TAYV-ee-ən (English)History, Romanian
Hel-Norse Mythology
AtlasAT-ləs (English)Greek Mythology
Carol (1)KER-əl, KAR-əlEnglish
Enis-Bosnian
Sabelasa-BEL-aGalician