agitate for

agitate for (something)

To encourage and build support for a cause, especially by actively campaigning for it. The students have had great success agitating for more social events on campus, but the dean is still opposed to the idea. The protesters are agitating for better working conditions from the company. A: "Are you guys seriously agitating for a shopping mall in our small town?" B: "Yeah, we're sick having to travel 10 miles to the grocery store!"

See also: agitate, for

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agitate for something

to stir up active support for something. The committee agitated for a change, but nothing was done.

See also: agitate, for

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

agitate for

v.

To stir up public support for some cause or issue: The union decided to agitate for better health insurance.

See also: agitate, for

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