lobby
Pronunciation Noun
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Pronunciation Noun
lobby (plural lobbies)
- An entryway or reception area; vestibule; passageway; corridor.
- I had to wait in the lobby for hours before seeing the doctor.
- That part of a hall of legislation not appropriated to the official use of the assembly.
- A class or group of people who try to influence public officials; collectively, lobbyists.
- The influence of the tobacco lobby has decreased considerably in the US.
- (video games) A virtual area where players can chat and find opponents for a game.
- (nautical) An apartment or passageway in the fore part of an old-fashioned cabin under the quarter-deck.
- A confined place for cattle, formed by hedges, trees, or other fencing, near the farmyard.
- A margin along either side of the playing field in the sport of kabaddi.
- French: vestibule, foyer
- German: Lobby, Foyer, Vorraum, Vorhalle
- Italian: atrio
- Portuguese: saguão, vestíbulo, átrio
- Russian: коридо́р
- Spanish: vestíbulo, recibidor, zaguán, atrio
lobby
- (intransitive, transitive) To attempt to influence (a public official or decision-maker) in favor of a specific opinion or cause.
- For years, pro-life groups have continued to lobby hard for restrictions on abortion.
- 2002, Jim Hightower, in Wikiquote
- The corporations don't have to lobby the government anymore. They are the government.
- 2011 Allen Gregory, "Pilot" (season 1, episode 1):
- Allen Gregory DeLongpre: Yeah, it's not a big deal. I lobbied for fuel-cell technology on Capitol Hill. I'm friends with Sandy Bullock, really good friends. Who cares? It's not a pissing contest, right, J?
- French: faire pression sur
- German: lobbyieren
- Italian: fare manovre di corridoio
- Portuguese: fazer lobby
- Russian: лобби́ровать
- Spanish: cabildear, recabar
lobby (uncountable)
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