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

The firm was paid from the U.S. accounts of Misfit Technologies, a company whose Myanmar-based affiliate was a member of the chamber, according to a public lobbying disclosure filed by Mercury.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

According to CalMatters, StubHub spent $4.4 million during the two-year legislative session lobbying on the measure and several other bills.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

She stands charged with corruption and influence peddling over alleged lobbying for Renault-Nissan between October 2009 and February 2013 while she was a member of the European Parliament.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

The Spanish state-owned shipbuilder Navantia has been lobbying hard to build the new floating docks for Faslane, through its UK division.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

In New York, where he had been lobbying Riddle in person, Vanderbilt had the proposal with Riddle’s demands typed up as a formal contract and sent to Howard.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand