lobby

noun
UK: /ˈlɒbi/
US: /ˈlɑːbi/

  1. A room near the entrance of a building.

    1. I'll meet you in the hotel lobby. [ ] [ ]
    2. The security guard sits in the lobby of the office building. [ ] [ ]

  2. A group of people who try to influence politicians.

    1. The gun lobby is very powerful in the US. [ ] [ ]
    2. Environmental groups maintain a strong lobby in Brussels to influence EU policy. [ ] [ ]

Synonyms

entrance hall influence campaign pressure group vestibule
lobby verb

  1. To try to influence politicians or people in authority on a particular subject.

    1. They lobby Congress to change the law. [ ] [ ]
    2. Several companies are lobbying hard for the contract to build the new stadium. [ ] [ ]
lobby intransitive-verb

  1. To try to persuade officials to support or reject something.

    1. Groups lobby for stricter environmental regulations. [ ] [ ]
    2. Citizens lobby their representatives on important issues. [ ] [ ]
lobby transitive-verb

  1. To try to persuade a politician or official group to do something.

    1. He lobbied the committee to pass the bill. [ ] [ ]
    2. The company lobbied politicians in an effort to reduce taxes. [ ] [ ]

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "lobby" in English means: A room near the entrance of a building., A group of people who try to influence politicians..

The phonetic transcription of "lobby" is /ˈlɒbi/ in British English and /ˈlɑːbi/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "lobby": entrance hall, influence, campaign, pressure group, vestibule.

Example usage of "lobby": "I'll meet you in the hotel lobby.". More examples on the page.