lobby
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɒbi
[edit] Etymology 1
From Old French *lobie, from Medieval Latin lobium, lobia, laubia (“a portico, covered way, gallery”) , from Old High German or Middle High German.
[edit] 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.
- A class or group of people who try to lobby or influence public officials; collectively, lobbyists.
- The influence of the tobacco lobby has decreased considerably in the US.
[edit] Derived terms
[edit] Translations
entryway or waiting area; vestibule
group of people who try to lobby
[edit] Verb
lobby (third-person singular simple present lobbies, present participle lobbying, simple past and past participle lobbied)
- (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.
- The corporations don't have to lobby the government anymore. They are the government. -- Jim Hightower
[edit] Translations
To attempt to influence
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[edit] Etymology 2
[edit] Noun
lobby (uncountable)
[edit] External links
- lobby in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- lobby in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- lobby at OneLook Dictionary Search
[edit] Italian
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English
[edit] Noun
lobby f. inv.
- lobby (group of people; hall of a bank)
