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lobby2

UK: /ˈlɒb.i/ US: /ˈlɑː.bi/ [lobbies, lobbied]

Translation

v [t, i]
presionar
Local residents lobbied the council to have the factory shut down
Los vecinos presionaron al ayuntamiento para que cerrase la fábrica
hacer presión
constr. 1. to lobby + to do sth 2. to lobby for/against sth
(Definition of lobby v from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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