lobby against

lobby against (someone or something)

To try to influence someone, especially an elected official or group of elected officials, against someone or something. A number of high-profile corporations have been lobbying against the supreme court nominee. We've been lobbying against legislation aimed at tightening voter access for the last half a century.
See also: lobby
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

lobby against something

to solicit support against something, such as a piece of legislation or a government regulation. We sent a lot of lawyers to the state capital to lobby against the bill, but it passed anyway. They lobbied against the tax increase.
See also: lobby
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • lobby
  • lobby against (someone or something)
  • lobby for
  • lobby for (someone or something)
  • (someone or something) promises well
  • (one) puts (one's) pants on one leg at a time
  • a dog in the manger
  • accompanied by
  • accompanied by (someone or something)
  • accompany
References in periodicals archive
to lobby against a California state pro-vaccine bill surfaced, Biel took to her Instagram account on Thursday morning to clear the air.
Jessica Biel says she's not against vaccination
companies should lobby against the bans, The New York Times' Katie Conger reports, citing people familiar with the meetings.
China warns tech giants against cooperating with Trump ban, NYT reports
"All actions of the Armenian lobby against Turkey harm, first and foremost, the interests of Armenians who live in poverty in Armenia itself.
Turkish government: Armenia fears opening archives from 1915
Protestors gathered outside a Northwell Health facility in Lake Success Thursday to lobby against proposed health care cuts in New York Gov.
Protestors rally against proposed healthcare cuts
I would like the institution to lobby against such takeovers of major British engineering companies.
Takeover trouble
Since the start of 2017, the companies have spent more than a combined $366,000 in New York to lobby against the legislation.
Apple Is Fighting Against A New York Bill That'd Help You Fix Your iPhone
However, the US had rejected the propaganda of Indian lobby against this deal, he added.
F-16s playing crucial role in eliminating terrorists:Sartaj
Bank of England deputy governor, Andrew Bailey, said that banks should not use the press to lobby against new rules, Reuters reported.
Bank of England warns UK banks against lobbying through the press
Credit unions don't lobby against what bankers want if it doesn't affect credit unions.
Credit Unions Aren't to Blame for Banker Hostility
on Wednesday to lobby against the Iran deal, a fantastic online exhibit recalls another time Orthodox rabbis gathered in the U.S.
Orthodox Rabbis Will protest the Iran Nuclear deal this week in D.C. In 1943, They Tried to Influence Another Policy
Alejandro Garcia Padillat, alleging public funds were being used to lobby against the results of the Nov.
Lucrative lobbying contracts
Abu Dhabi: A delegation representing prominent Indian expatriate organisations that visited New Delhi to lobby against Air India Express' new baggage rule was given a good hearing by senior Indian officials.
Delegation lobbying against Air India baggage cut optimistic
org.uk/peers/ We need as many people as possible to adopt a Lord and lobby against this unpopular NHS Bill.
Adopt a Lord; emails & letters
But I don't think it's a good idea to encourage Green OA publishers like Springer (or Elsevier, or APS or any of the other 60% of publishers who are already Green on immediate, unembargoed Green OA self-archiving) to backslide into embargoes rather than lobby against Green OA self-archiving mandates!
Letter to the editor