lobby
noun
1. a large entrance or reception room or area
Similar word(s): antechamber, anteroom, foyer, hall, vestibule
Definition categories: man–made, room
2. the people who support some common cause or business or principle or sectional interest
Definition categories: group, people
3. an interest group that tries to influence legislators or bureaucrats to act in their favor, typically through lobbying
Definition categories: group, interest
Sentences with lobby as a noun:
- I had to wait in the lobby for hours before seeing the doctor.
- The influence of the tobacco lobby has decreased considerably in the US.
verb
1. detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors
Similar word(s): buttonhole
Definition categories: social, beg, solicit, tap
Sentences with lobby as a verb:
- For years, pro-life groups have continued to lobby hard for restrictions on abortion.