lobby
Part of speech: noun
verb
Morphological type: simple
Topics: government
nautical
politics
transport
video-games
Etymology: From Medieval Latin lobia, lobium, laubia (“a portico, covered way, gallery”), borrowed from Frankish *laubijā (“arbour, shelter”), related to Old English lēaf (“foliage”). More at leaf. Doublet of leaf, lodge, and loggia.
Political sense derives from the entrance hall of legislatures, where people traditionally tried to influence legislators because it was the most convenient place to meet them.
Inflected forms:
form: lobbies
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: lobbies
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: lobbying
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: lobbied
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: lobbied
pos: verb
tags: past
Senses:
gloss: An entryway or reception area; vestibule; passageway; corridor.
pos: noun
examples: I had to wait in the lobby for hours before seeing the doctor.
gloss: That part of a hall of legislation not appropriated to the official use of the assembly.
pos: noun
gloss: A class or group of interested people who try to influence public officials; collectively, lobbyists.
pos: noun
examples: Near-synonym: special interest
The influence of the tobacco lobby has decreased considerably in the US.
gloss: A virtual area where meeting attendees can await admittance from an authorized person.
pos: noun
gloss: A virtual area where players can chat and find opponents for a game.
pos: noun
gloss: An apartment or passageway in the fore part of an old-fashioned cabin under the quarter-deck.
pos: noun
gloss: A confined place for cattle, formed by hedges, trees, or other fencing, near the farmyard.
pos: noun
examples: Near-synonyms: cowyard, paddock
gloss: A margin along either side of the playing field in the sport of kabaddi.
pos: noun
gloss: A waiting area in front of a bank of elevators.
pos: noun
examples: Ranger Leslie Thompson, assigned to elevator duty, brought the elevator to the surface about 12:30 to bring down the tourists who were in the lobby of the elevator tower at that time.
gloss: To attempt to influence (a public official or decision-maker) in favor of a specific opinion or cause.
pos: verb
tags: intransitive
transitive
examples: 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.
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?
Policing the relationship between government and business in a free society is difficult. Businesspeople have every right to lobby governments, and civil servants to take jobs in the private sector.
"We're still at only 80% [of pre-pandemic passenger numbers], but it's great news that Southeastern put some more trains in the timetable from December," Perry explains. "We worked very closely with Southeastern to lobby government and stakeholders to increase the timetable.
Derived words: gun lobby
lobbier
lobby card
lobby correspondent
lobby fodder
Lobbygate
lobby group
lobbyism
lobbyist
lobbylike
lobbyman
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Translations:
lang: Arabic
word: رَدْهَة
roman: radha
lang: Armenian
word: նախասրահ
roman: naxasrah
lang: Belarusian
word: калідо́р
roman: kalidór
lang: Belarusian
word: вестыбю́ль
roman: vjestybjúlʹ
lang: Belarusian
word: фае́
roman: fajé
lang: Belarusian
word: перадпако́й
roman: pjeradpakój
lang: Bulgarian
word: преддве́рие
roman: preddvérie
lang: Bulgarian
word: фоайе́
roman: foajé
lang: Catalan
word: vestíbul
lang: Catalan
word: avantsala
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 門廳 /门厅
roman: méntīng
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 休息室
roman: xiūxishì
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 大廳 /大厅
roman: dàtīng
lang: Czech
word: předsíň
lang: Czech
word: foyer
lang: Danish
word: lobby
lang: Dutch
word: lobby
lang: Esperanto
word: vestiblo
lang: Etruscan
word: 𐌀𐌕𐌓𐌉𐌖𐌌
roman: atrium
lang: Finnish
word: aula
lang: Finnish
word: halli
lang: Finnish
word: eteinen
lang: Finnish
word: eteisaula
lang: Finnish
word: lobby
lang: French
word: vestibule
lang: French
word: foyer
lang: French
word: hall
lang: Gallurese
word: patiu
lang: Gallurese
word: intrata
lang: Georgian
word: ფოიე
roman: poie
lang: German
word: Lobby
lang: German
word: Foyer
lang: German
word: Vorraum
lang: German
word: Vorhalle
lang: Hebrew
word: לוֹבִּי
roman: lóbi
lang: Icelandic
word: anddyri
lang: Icelandic
word: forstofa
lang: Icelandic
word: forsalur
lang: Icelandic
word: fordyri
lang: Icelandic
word: forbyrgi
lang: Irish
word: forhalla
lang: Italian
word: atrio
lang: Japanese
word: ロビー
roman: robī
lang: Japanese
word: 休息所
roman: kyūsokujo
lang: Korean
word: 로비
roman: robi
lang: Korean
word: 휴게소
roman: hyugeso
lang: Macedonian
word: предво́рие
roman: predvórie
lang: Macedonian
word: пре́дворје
roman: prédvorje
lang: Macedonian
word: фоаје́
roman: foajé
lang: Māori
word: roro
lang: Persian
word: سرسرا
roman: sarsarâ
lang: Plautdietsch
word: Gank
lang: Polish
word: korytarz
lang: Polish
word: westybul
lang: Polish
word: hol
lang: Polish
word: hall
lang: Polish
word: przedpokój
lang: Polish
word: sień
lang: Polish
word: foyer
lang: Polish
word: przedsionek
lang: Portuguese
word: saguão
lang: Portuguese
word: vestíbulo
lang: Portuguese
word: átrio
lang: Russian
word: коридо́р
roman: koridór
lang: Russian
word: вестибю́ль
roman: vestibjúlʹ
lang: Russian
word: фойе́
roman: fojjé
lang: Russian
word: холл
roman: xoll
lang: Russian
word: прихо́жая
roman: prixóžaja
lang: Campidanese Sardinian
word: patiu
lang: Sardinian
word: patiu
lang: Sassarese
word: patiu
lang: Scottish Gaelic
word: eadar-sheòmar
lang: Scottish Gaelic
word: for-sheòmar
lang: Slovak
word: predsieň
lang: Slovak
word: foyer
lang: Spanish
word: vestíbulo
lang: Spanish
word: recibidor
lang: Spanish
word: zaguán
lang: Spanish
word: atrio
lang: Spanish
word: palier
lang: Spanish
word: lobby
lang: Turkish
word: lobi
lang: Turkish
word: dalan
lang: Ottoman Turkish
word: دهلیز
roman: dehliz, dihliz
lang: Ukrainian
word: коридо́р
roman: korydór
lang: Ukrainian
word: вестибю́ль
roman: vestybjúlʹ
lang: Ukrainian
word: фойє́
roman: fojjé
lang: Ukrainian
word: хол
roman: xol
lang: Ukrainian
word: передпо́кій
roman: peredpókij
lang: Vietnamese
word: hành lang
lang: Vietnamese
word: phòng chờ
lang: Vietnamese
word: phòng đợi
lang: Vietnamese
word: tiền sảnh
lang: Vietnamese
word: đại sảnh