lobby out
C1 formal separable transitive
In simple words
To try to get something taken away or stopped by putting pressure on decision-makers.
Literal meaning: To push something out through lobbying — 'out' indicates removal or exclusion as the goal.
Meanings
1 C1 formal
To use sustained political or institutional pressure to have a person, regulation, or provision removed.
"Environmental groups successfully lobbied out a controversial clause that would have weakened pollution controls."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Used in political, legislative, and corporate contexts. Less common than 'lobby for' or 'lobby against'. Primarily found in journalistic and policy writing.
Commonly used with
amendment clause politician regulation provision bill
Forms
Base
lobby out
I/you/we/they
3rd person
lobbies out
he/she/it
Past simple
lobbied out
yesterday
Past participle
lobbied out
have + pp
-ing form
lobbying out
continuous
Understand "lobby out" better
Try:
Real video examples
Video examples are being collected. Check back soon.
Synonyms
campaign against push for removal of advocate against pressure out agitate against
Want to master this phrasal verb?
Practice "lobby out" on Looplines