• Lobbying

    Verb

    lobbying
    1. Present participle of lobby
      • 2012, April 15, Phil McNulty, Tottenham 1-5 Chelsea, The referee seemed well placed to award the goal, but video evidence suggested the protests were well founded and the incident only strengthens the case of those lobbying for technology to assist officials.

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    Noun

    lobbying

    (plural lobbyings)
    1. The act of one who lobbies.
      • 2003, Elizabeth Crawford, Women's Suffrage Movement: A Reference Guide 1866-1928Although Sylvia had been present with her mother at the various lobbyings of parliament in 1905 she had not attempted, in the midst of her studies, to build up any support for WSPU policy in London.----
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