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- Dictionarylobby/ˈlɒbi/
noun
- 1. a room providing a space out of which one or more other rooms or corridors lead, typically one near the entrance of a public building: "they went into the hotel lobby" Similar
- 2. (in the UK) any of several large halls in the Houses of Parliament in which MPs may meet members of the public.
verb
- 1. seek to influence (a legislator) on an issue: "they insist on their right to lobby Congress" Similar
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- English (US)
a large, open space just inside the main entrance of a...
- Znaczenie Lobby, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
LOBBY definicja: 1. to try to persuade a politician, the...
- Lobby Spanish Translation
LOBBY translate: vestíbulo, vestíbulo [masculine, singular],...
- Lobby: Japanese Translation
LOBBY translate: ロビー, ロビー, 圧力団体(あつりょく だんたい), ロビー活動(かつどう)をする....
- Lobby: Arabic Translation
LOBBY translate: بَهو. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Lobby: French Translation
LOBBY translate: faire pression, hall, groupe de pression,...
- Lobby: Korean Translation
lobby translate: 로비, 현관. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Lobby: German Translation
lobby translate: die Vorhalle, die Lobby, beeinflussen....
- English (US)
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A lobby is a large waiting room or reception area. If you're waiting for an appointment in a lobby, maybe you'll get lucky and find a good magazine or even a peppermint candy. You'll find a lot of people hanging around in a lobby — which is basically what it’s there for.
If you lobby someone such as a member of a government or council, you try to persuade them that a particular law should be changed or that a particular thing should be done. They lobbied the government last week to demand a better financial deal.
Learn the meaning of lobby as a noun and a verb in English, with examples of usage and translations in different languages. A lobby can be a room at the entrance of a building or a group of people who try to influence the government.