Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to lobby
Participle: lobbied
Gerund: lobbying
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | lobby |
| you | lobby |
| he;she;it | lobbies |
| we | lobby |
| you | lobby |
| they | lobby |
Perfect
| I | have lobbied |
| you | have lobbied |
| he;she;it | has lobbied |
| we | have lobbied |
| you | have lobbied |
| they | have lobbied |
Past
| I | lobbied |
| you | lobbied |
| he;she;it | lobbied |
| we | lobbied |
| you | lobbied |
| they | lobbied |
Pluperfect
| I | had lobbied |
| you | had lobbied |
| he;she;it | had lobbied |
| we | had lobbied |
| you | had lobbied |
| they | had lobbied |
Future
| I | will lobby |
| you | will lobby |
| he;she;it | will lobby |
| we | will lobby |
| you | will lobby |
| they | will lobby |
Future Perfect
| I | will have lobbied |
| you | will have lobbied |
| he;she;it | will have lobbied |
| we | will have lobbied |
| you | will have lobbied |
| they | will have lobbied |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | lobby |
| you | lobby |
| he;she;it | lobby |
| we | lobby |
| you | lobby |
| they | lobby |
Perfect
| I | have lobbied |
| you | have lobbied |
| he;she;it | have lobbied |
| we | have lobbied |
| you | have lobbied |
| they | have lobbied |
Imperfect
| I | lobbied |
| you | lobbied |
| he;she;it | lobbied |
| we | lobbied |
| you | lobbied |
| they | lobbied |
Pluperfect
| I | had lobbied |
| you | had lobbied |
| he;she;it | had lobbied |
| we | had lobbied |
| you | had lobbied |
| they | had lobbied |
Conditional
Present
| I | would lobby |
| you | would lobby |
| he;she;it | would lobby |
| we | would lobby |
| you | would lobby |
| they | would lobby |
Perfect
| I | would have lobbied |
| you | would have lobbied |
| he;she;it | would have lobbied |
| we | would have lobbied |
| you | would have lobbied |
| they | would have lobbied |
Imperative
| you | lobby |
| we | Let's lobby |
| you | lobby |
Verbs conjugated like 'lobby'
accompany,
acetify,
acidify,
adsignify,
affy,
alacrify,
alkalify,
ally,
amnesty,
amplify,
angelify,
anglicify,
anglify,
apology,
apply,
arefy,
argufy,
astony,
atrophy,
avowtry, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'lobby'
booby,
lob,
lorry,
obey,
tabby,
yabby,
abuy,
baby,
bay,
bebay,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- influence
- pressure, sway, induce, procure, change, alter, advance, solicit
Antonyms
- influence
- ineffectiveness, impotence, futility, incapacity
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. From Medieval Latin lobia, lobium, laubia (“a portico, covered way, gallery”), borrowed from Frankish *laubijā (“arbour, shelter”), related to Old English lēaf (“foliage”). More at leaf. Doublet of leaf, lodge, and loggia.
2. Political sense derives from the entrance hall of legislatures, where people traditionally tried to influence legislators because it was the most convenient place to meet them.
Verbs referencing "lobby"
Finnish with old forms
lobata, Danish
lobbye, Dutch
lobbyen.
Sample Sentences
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For years, pro-life groups have continued to lobby hard for restrictions on abortion.
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2002, Jim Hightower, in Wikiquote
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The corporations don't have to lobby the government anymore. They are the government.
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Allen Gregory DeLongpre: Yeah, it's not a big deal. I lobbied for fuel-cell technology on Capitol Hill. I'm friends with Sandy Bullock, really good friends. Who cares? It's not a pissing contest, right, J? [2011 Allen Gregory, "Pilot" (season 1, episode 1)]
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Policing the relationship between government and business in a free society is difficult. Businesspeople have every right to lobby governments, and civil servants to take jobs in the private sector. [2013 August 10, Schumpeter, “Cronies and capitols”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8848:]
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"We're still at only 80% [of pre-pandemic passenger numbers], but it's great news that Southeastern put some more trains in the timetable from December," Perry explains. "We worked very closely with Southeastern to lobby government and stakeholders to increase the timetable. [2024 January 24, Dyan Perry talks to Nick Brodrick, “The industry has given me so much”, in RAIL, number 1001, page 45:]