lobby

/ˈlɒbi/ verb [I, T]

Definition

› to try to persuade the government to do something: They're lobbying for changes to the law.

(Definition of lobby verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to get rid of something or someone that is not wanted or needed

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