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."
separable
lobby out
C1 formal separable transitive
To use political pressure and campaigning to have something removed, excluded, or blocked.
In plain English
To try to get something taken away or stopped by putting pressure on decision-makers.
What does "lobby out" mean?
One main meaning — here's how to use it.
Literal vs figurative
Words literally mean
To push something out through lobbying — 'out' indicates removal or exclusion as the goal.
Actually means
To try to get something taken away or stopped by putting pressure on decision-makers.
Usage tip
Used in political, legislative, and corporate contexts. Less common than 'lobby for' or 'lobby against'. Primarily found in journalistic and policy writing.
Words that pair with "lobby out"
Natural word combinations native speakers use most often.
amendment clause politician regulation provision bill
How to conjugate "lobby out"
The five tense forms you'll use most often.
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
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