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lobby against something
to solicit support against something, such as a piece of legislation or a government regulation. We sent a lot of lawyers to the state capital to lobby against the bill, but it passed anyway. They lobbied against the tax increase. See also: against 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. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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When the mainstream media headlines the success of the Israeli lobby, it exposes the most influential of the Washington lobbies at work. 9781588266095 Ethnic lobbies and US foreign policy. Asked about how likely the Arab-American lobby was to gain influence in American politics, Mearsheimer said there was no comparison between the Arab and Israel lobbies. |
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