0 to try to persuade a politician, the government, or an official group that a particular thing should or should not happen, or that a law should be changed:
Small businesses have lobbied hard for/against changes in the tax laws.
[ + to infinitive ] Local residents lobbied to have the factory shut down.
[ + obj + to infinitive ] They have been lobbying Congress to change the legislation concerning guns.
1 a group of people who try to persuade the government or an official group to do something:
the anti-smoking lobby
2 the (large) room into which the main entrance door opens in a hotel or other large building
3 a large, open space just inside the main entrance of a public building such as a hotel, office building, or theater:
4 a group of people who represent a particular industry or interest in dealing with a politician, official, etc.:
the environmental lobby
5 to try to persuade an elected official to take a particular action or change a law:
[ T ] Council members have been lobbying colleagues on how to vote.
6 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.
7 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
We are lobbying for changes to the law on drinking and driving.
They are lobbying for better healthcare facilities.
Indeed, much of what is observed in writing is likely to be a result of donor pressure to please home market lobbies.
Multiculturalist and antiracist lobbies could regard this as a partial vindication.
A fall may lead to lobbying for lower taxes for the public sector and reductions in health care budgets.
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