push for

push for (something)

To advocate or lobby for something to happen or become established, especially in a persistent or demanding manner. The governor has been pushing for a new tax-relief scheme for middle- and lower-class workers. I've been pushing for a communal tea and coffee station since I first started working here.

See also: for, push

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push for something

to request or demand something. The citizens are pushing for an investigation of the police department. My secretary is pushing for a raise.

See also: for, push

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

push for

v.

To request or demand something insistently: Taxpayers are pushing for tax reforms.

See also: for, push

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