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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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With the NIL gold rush and college transfer portal, parents around the country are lobbying legislators for more flexibility in high school.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

Although none of this legislation made it out of committee, many of the bills required a national outcry, a coordinated organizing effort, and hours of testimony and lobbying to ensure they didn’t move forward.

From Slate • May 5, 2026

Justice For Myanmar said the lobbying work was registered "after the junta's last rebrand".

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

Retired Gen. Salvador Cienfuegos was eventually released after an intense lobbying campaign by Mexican diplomats and then-President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, Sheinbaum’s predecessor and mentor.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

“Creditors love the term the ‘democratization of credit,’ ” said Travis B. Plunkett, the legislative director of the Consumer Federation of America, a consumer lobbying group.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times