push through

verb

1. (tr) to compel to accept

   the bill was pushed through Parliament

Example Sentences

The soft-spoken attorney was widely vilified for pushing through legislation banning the death penalty at a time when most French people still supported the practice.

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This year, Starmer tried to push through modest reforms to welfare that would slow the growth in spending over the next few years, but backtracked after a series of revolts from his own party.

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Like his predecessors, Lecornu was unable to push through a budget to bring down the government's deficit and tackle public debt.

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If owners can push through a salary cap — a cap that the players’ union insists will remain — then small-market owners could be guaranteed a certain percentage of league revenue.

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Since then, he has struggled to push through an annual budget to bring down the country's soaring public debt.

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