lobbied

VERB

press for political action

Synonyms

STRONGEST

campaign for persuade politick press promote push request solicit sway urge

STRONG

advance affect alter bill billboard boost change drum further hype induce influence modify pitch plug pressure procure sell soft-soap splash spot sweet-talk thump

WEAK

bring pressure to bear build up exert influence hard sell high pressure make a pitch for pull strings put pressure on sell on soft-sell solicit votes

Antonyms

STRONGEST

discourage dissuade leave alone pull repress suppress

STRONG

continue decrease halt hinder keep prevent remain stop

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lobbied

Albanese's announcement comes after it emerged this week that US startup Anthropic has lobbied Australian officials to change copyright laws to assist the training of AI models.

From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026

The only other time a red-card suspension was overruled during a World Cup was in 1962, when Brazilian attacker Garrincha was allowed to play in the final after Brazil’s prime minister lobbied on his behalf.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026

Watkinson successfully lobbied for a reference to God to be added to coins.

From Salon ● Jun. 29, 2026

She has written to the prime minister, lobbied parliament and held rallies to try to force change.

From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026

When they lobbied their state legislatures, women found that without the vote they were ignored.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling