push for

push for (something)

To advocate or lobby for something to happen or become established, especially in a persistent or demanding manner. The governor has been pushing for a new tax-relief scheme for middle- and lower-class workers. I've been pushing for a communal tea and coffee station since I first started working here.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

push for something

to request or demand something. The citizens are pushing for an investigation of the police department. My secretary is pushing for a raise.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

push for

v.
To request or demand something insistently: Taxpayers are pushing for tax reforms.
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • push for (something)
  • tail after
  • trail after
  • trail after (someone or something)
  • keep harping on
  • keep harping on (someone or something)
  • harp on about (someone or something)
  • rub up on
  • keep harping on about (someone or something)
  • needle about
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"If the opportunity presents itself, we're going to push for it full bore....
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Minnesota: Republicans in the legislature are expected to push for converting the state's tuition tax deduction program, which benefits primarily private school patrons, into tuition tax credits, a more direct form of aid.
Nebraska: The state's Catholic bishops have announced another push for tuition tax credits.
STATE OF THE STATES: Religious School Aid Battles Around The Country
I am certain that there is a place for push for certain people and within certain organizations.
Maybe it's time to push back: Is push technology living up to its promise to transform Web publishing?
Some activists compare the effort to build momentum for campaign-finance reform to the push for nationalized health care in Canada -- which happened through a grassroots effort, one province at a time.
Not dead yet
Among Operation PUSH programs is PUSH For Excellence (PUSH-Excel), which was founded in 1976 to inspire youth to seek knowledge and to realize the importance of education as the foundation for economic and social advancement.
PUSH celebrates 25th anniversary; civil rights organization notes gains and announces new Network and agenda
His self-help project, PUSH for Excellence (PUSH Excel), founded four years before Ronald Reagan would campaign for president under the same "pull yourself up by your bootstraps" theme in 1980, attracted millions in federal dollars, thanks to former Vice President Hubert H.
Jesse: The Life and Pilgrimage of Jesse Jackson
It comes as no surprise that the real push for push is most likely to come from business itself.
Push back: an old technology teaches content new tricks don't laugh
In an effort to curb gun violence, black elected officials and organizations are using political muscle to push for gun control legislation.
The battle over gun control: the black community has the greatest stake in the outcome of the gun control debate