lobby
Collocations
14(noun.)
ADJ
powerful, strong
The strong environmental lobby convinced the government to ban single-use plastics.
mass | anti-abortion, anti-hunt, environmental, industrial, nuclear, political, etc.
VERB + LOBBY
mount, organize
LOBBY + NOUN
group
PREP
~ against
Environmental organizations are lobbying against the new factory that would pollute the river.
~ for
Environmental groups continue to lobby for stricter regulations on plastic waste.
(verb.)
ADV
actively, hard | successfully
PREP
against
Environmental groups are actively lobbying against new airport construction near the forest.
for
Environmental organizations are lobbying for stricter regulations on plastic packaging.
on behalf of
Environmental groups are actively lobbying on behalf of stricter pollution controls.
PHRASES
intense/intensive lobbying
Environmental groups have conducted intensive lobbying to persuade the government to ban single-use plastics.
political lobbying
Environmental groups engaged in political lobbying to persuade lawmakers to ban single-use plastics.