lobby for



lobby for something

to solicit support for something among the members of a voting body, such as the Congress. Tom is always lobbying for some reform bill or other. The manufacturers lobbied for tax relief.
See also: lobby

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Baptist-German
Bertinabər-TEEN-əEnglish
Briella-English (Modern)
Ava['avə]
Cynebald-Anglo-Saxon
Hrodger-Ancient Germanic