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lobby

/ˈlɑbi/ /ˈlɒbi/
  1. 1 kuliste konuşmak, etkilemeye çalışmak
  2. 2 lobi yapmak

Definition (English)

  1. To try to persuade someone in authority to do something.
  2. To try to influence politicians or people in authority to take action.

Example Sentences

  1. They lobbied the government to change the law.
    Yasayı değiştirmeleri için hükümete baskı yaptılar.
  2. The group is lobbying for better public transport.
    Grup, daha iyi toplu taşıma için lobi yapıyor.

Verb Forms Regular

Base lobby
/ˈlɑbi/
Past lobbied
/ˈlɑbid/
Participle lobbied
/ˈlɑbid/
Spelling rule

Consonant + y: y → ‑iedlobby → lobbied

Fiil sessiz harf + y ile bittiği için y düşer, yerine -ied gelir. (Sesli harf + y ile bitenlerde y kalır: play → played.)

Same rule: study → studied · try → tried · carry → carried

Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked /d/played /ɪd/wanted

Fiil sesli bir sesle bittiği için -ed /d/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. lobbied /ˈlɑbid/

Synonyms

Collocations

lobby for changelobby governmentlobby againstlobby grouplobby effortslobby members

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