noun, verb
noun (plural lobbies)
1 [C] a large area inside the entrance of a public building where people can meet and wait
SYNFOYER:
a hotel lobby
2 [C] (in the British Parliament) a large hall that is open to the public and used for people to meet and talk to Members of Parliament
3 [C+sing./pl.v.] a group of people who try to influence politicians on a particular issue:
The gun lobby is / are against any change in the law.
verb (lobbies, lobbying, lobbied, lobbied) ~ (sb) (for / against sth) to try to influence a politician or the government and, for example, persuade them to support or oppose a change in the law: [VN] Farmers will lobby Congress for higher subsidies. * [V] Women's groups are lobbying to get more public money for children.
lobbyist noun:
political lobbyists
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for lobby is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
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