- lobby
- ▪ I. lobby lob‧by 1 [ˈlɒbi ǁ ˈlɑːbi] noun lobbies PLURALFORM [countable]1. a group of people with similar interests who try to persuade a government that a particular law or situation should be changed:
• Opposition to the new law is expected from India's industry lobby.
• The Prime Minister is still under pressure from the farm lobby.
2. an attempt by a group of people to persuade members of a government that a particular law or situation should be changed:lobby of• A mass lobby of parliament is planned for next week.
[m0] ▪ II. lobby lobby 2 verb lobbied PTandPP [intransitive, transitive]to try to persuade a government that a particular law or situation should be changed:• The financial community is expected to continue lobbying Congress to introduce new legislation.
lobby against• Industrialists are already lobbying against the reforms.
lobby for• Small firms are lobbying for a change to the law.
— lobbying noun [uncountable] :• The decision followed intense lobbying by banks.
• The industry launched a huge lobbying campaign to persuade the government to change its mind.
• The corporation hired a lobbying firm to put its case to government.
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Ⅰ.lobby UK US /ˈlɒbi/ verb [I or T] GOVERNMENT► to try to persuade someone in authority, usually an elected member of a government, to support laws or rules that give your organization or industry an advantage: lobby against/for sth »He lobbies against restrictions on investment.
lobby hard/heavily »A coalition of business groups lobbied hard to have the legislation changed.
lobby congress/lawmakers/ministers »He said private schools would lobby the General Assembly to restore the funding.
lobby to do sth »After the fatal crash, safety experts blamed the fuel-tank design and lobbied to make the cars safer.
Ⅱ.lobby UK US /ˈlɒbi/ noun [C] (plural lobbies) GOVERNMENT► a group of people that lobbies someone in authority: »The leading employers' lobby called for less government regulation.
a powerful/strong/influential lobby »A powerful lobby of property companies and retailers is being formed.
the pro-euro/pro-business/anti-gun lobby »His firm has given £25,000 to the pro-euro lobby.
a business/consumer/trade lobby »The government is under pressure from business lobbies who want taxes on companies reduced.
»environmental/farmer's/energy lobby
Financial and business terms. 2012.