lobbying

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

Example Sentences

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lobbying

"There's always a lot of lobbying, and ultimately perhaps also attempts to exert pressure on the committee," the secretary of the Nobel committee, Kristian Berg Harpviken, told AFP in an interview.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

She says she started lobbying for this herself in 2017.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

He is the son of Chris Modrzejewski, a principal at influential lobbying firm M Strategic Communications and well known figure in L.A.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

Marafatsos subsequently added another three Greece-linked companies to his lobbying roster, including an energy company and a shipping and infrastructure company.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Teller’s viewpoint was shared by Lewis Strauss, who was struggling at the White House to hold the line against Stassen’s lobbying for an international agreement on nuclear weapons.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik