lobbying

VERB

press for political action

Synonyms

STRONGEST

campaign for persuade politick press promote push request solicit sway urge

STRONG

advance affect alter bill billboard boost change drum further hype induce influence modify pitch plug pressure procure sell soft-soap splash spot sweet-talk thump

WEAK

bring pressure to bear build up exert influence hard sell high pressure make a pitch for pull strings put pressure on sell on soft-sell solicit votes

Antonyms

STRONGEST

discourage dissuade leave alone pull repress suppress

STRONG

continue decrease halt hinder keep prevent remain stop

Example Sentences

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lobbying

Notably absent from Mr. Huang’s letter were OpenAI and Anthropic—the labs most capable of releasing frontier-class American open models, but also among those lobbying for restrictions on Chinese ones.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

The group's third member, Pras Michel, is currently serving a prison sentence in the United States following his conviction in a federal lobbying and fraud case.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

The sacking, announced by decree, happened however as Kyiv was lobbying Washington hard to obtain more Patriot air defence missiles to block Russian strikes.

From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026

That was McCourt’s brainchild, back in 2018, and he’s a guy with lobbying muscle and friends in high places.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026

Once he arrived safely in Rome, Ptolemy went to work lobbying for support.

From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby