lobby unsuccessfully

Frequency: 5.56.4 per million words

to try to persuade a politician or official to support or oppose a change in the law, but fail

unsuccessfullyVERB + unsuccessfully

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Examples (10)

  • The group attempted to lobby the government unsuccessfully for lower taxes.
  • They had lobbied unsuccessfully to have the law changed.
  • Environmentalists lobbied parliament unsuccessfully for a ban on single-use plastics.
  • Local residents lobbied the council unsuccessfully against the new housing development.
  • For years, the union lobbied unsuccessfully for a higher minimum wage.
  • The industry body lobbied the minister unsuccessfully to relax the regulations.
  • Several charities lobbied unsuccessfully for more funding for mental health services.
  • Small businesses lobbied the governor unsuccessfully to delay the tax hike.
  • The tech giant lobbied unsuccessfully for a patent law reform.
  • Despite their best efforts, they lobbied the state legislature unsuccessfully.