lobby for

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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.

See also: lobby

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He places blame on the lobby for the invasion of Iraq and warns that they are leading the US towards a war with Iran based once again on false pretences and provocations, describing other provocations previously used in US history to justify war in support of his argument. Zionism, militarism and the decline of US power by Reference & Research Book News The California Association for Bilingual Education spent $110,948, presumably to lobby for the bilingual policies voters eliminated under Proposition 227. TAX MONEY TALKS LOCAL GOVERNMENTS SHELL OUT BIG BUCKS TO LOBBY ... by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)			lives living living end living large living on borrowed time lo and behold Lo and behold! load load down load into load onto load up load with loaded loaded for bear loaded to the gills loads of loaf loaf around loaf away loan loan to lob at lobby lobby against lobby for local yokel lock lock away lock horns lock in lock in on lock on lock onto lock out of lock up lock, stock, and barrel locker locker-room loco lodge lodge against lodge in lodge with log log for log off log on log up loggerhead loin			lobber Lobbie Lobbie Lobbie Lobbie lobbied lobbied lobbied lobbied lobbied lobbies lobbies lobbies lobbies lobbies lobbing lobbing Lobbish lobby lobby lobby lobby lobby lobby lobby Lobby (politics) Lobby (politics) Lobby (politics) Lobby (politics) lobby against lobby for Lobby for the Individual Freedom and Equality Lobby group Lobby group Lobby group Lobby groups Lobby groups Lobby groups Lobby groups Lobby member lobbyer lobbyer lobbyer lobbyer lobbyer lobbying lobbying lobbying lobbying lobbying lobbying lobbying expense Lobbying group Lobbying group Lobbying group Lobbying organization Lobbying organization Lobbying organization Lobbying organization lobbyism lobbyism

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