lobby

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.1.1 Translations 1.2.2 Verb 1.2.2.1 Translations 1.2.2.2 Related terms 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Noun 1.4 External links 2 Italian 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun

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[edit] Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɒbi

[edit] Etymology 1

From Old French *lobie < Mediaeval Latin lobium, lobia, laubia (“‘a portico, covered way, gallery’”) < Old High German or Middle High German.

[edit] Noun

lobby (plural lobbies)

1. An entryway or waiting area; vestibule.

   I had to wait in the lobby for hours before seeing the doctor.

2. The 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.

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to lobby (third-person singular simple present lobbies, present participle lobbying, simple past and past participle lobbied)

1. (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

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• lobbying
• lobbyist

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[edit] Noun

lobby (uncountable)

1. (informal) scouse (from lobscouse)
   • My mam cooked us lobby for tea last night.

[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

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Etymology

English

[edit] Noun

lobby f. inv.

1. lobby (group of people; hall of a bank)