# lobbying

Pronunciation: say "LOB-ee-ing" US /ˈlɑ.bi.ɪŋ/, UK /ˈlɒb.i.ɪŋ/, AUS /ˈlɔb.i.ɪŋ/

## Noun

1. The activity of attempting to influence the decisions of officials, especially legislators or government bodies.
   - Simple: The act of trying to persuade lawmakers or officials to make the decisions you want.
   - _The pharmaceutical industry's lobbying delayed the proposed regulations for years._
   - _Environmental groups stepped up their lobbying ahead of the vote._

## Verb

2. Present participle of lobby. — present participle and gerund of lobby
   - Simple: The -ing form of lobby. Use it after am, is, are, was or were, or to name the action.
   - _The union is lobbying members of Congress to support the bill._
   - _Activists have been lobbying for stricter safety standards._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/lobbying (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).