"lobby up" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: lobbies up [present, singular, third-person], lobbying up [participle, present], lobbied up [participle, past], lobbied up [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} lobby up (third-person singular simple present lobbies up, present participle lobbying up, simple past and past participle lobbied up)
  1. (intransitive) To hire one or more lobbyists; to become active in lobbying to ensure a particular outcome. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-lobby_up-en-verb-Pra1yA04 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "up"

Download JSONL data for lobby up meaning in English (1.3kB)

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