lobby

Plurallobbies

Formslobbies, lobbying, lobbied

1. 1
   nouncountable

   The open area just inside the front doors of a building, where people come in and wait.

   Like the front hall of a house, but much bigger.

   We waited in the hotel lobby until our room was ready.

   The school lobby was crowded with parents on the first day.

   Similarfoyer, vestibule, hall, entrance, reception

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   nouncountable

   A group of people who try to make government leaders agree with their ideas.

   Like a team that all wants the same thing and tries to talk the boss into it.

   The farming lobby pushed for lower taxes on equipment.

   A powerful gun lobby opposed the new law.

   Similarfaction, interest, group

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3. 3
   verbtransitive or intransitive

   To try to make a public official or leader support a certain idea or cause.

   Like asking your teacher again and again to change a rule you don't like.

   Parents lobby the school board to add more bus routes.

   Activists lobby for stronger safety rules.

   Similarpetition, pressure, press, urge, campaign

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   nouncountable

   The part of a lawmaking hall that is open to people other than the officials.

   Like the open hallway outside a meeting room where you can catch someone on the way out.

   Visitors gathered in the lobby to speak with their representatives.

   The reporters waited in the lobby outside the chamber.

   Similaranteroom, antechamber

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   nouncountable

   The waiting space in front of a group of elevators in a building.

   Like the small open space where you stand and wait for an elevator to arrive.

   We met in the elevator lobby on the third floor.

   The lobby on each floor had a comfortable bench.

   Similarlanding, hallway, foyer

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   nouncountable

   An online space in a game where players talk and find others to play against.

   Like a waiting room online where players meet before a game starts.

   We waited in the game lobby for two more players to join.

   She chatted with friends in the lobby before the match started.

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   nouncountable

   An online waiting space where people stay until someone lets them into a meeting.

   Like waiting outside a door until someone opens it to let you in.

   Please wait in the lobby until the host admits you.

   Three guests were stuck in the meeting lobby waiting to be let in.

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   nouncountable

   A strip of ground along each side of the playing field in the sport of kabaddi.

   In our kabaddi match, the raider was out because he stepped into the lobby before anyone touched him.

   Before kabaddi practice, the girls painted fresh white lines to mark the lobby on both sides of the field.

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   nouncountable

   A small fenced space near a farmyard for keeping cattle.

   Like a small pen made of hedges where the cows stay close to the farm.

   The farmer drove the cows into the lobby for the night.

   A hedge formed one side of the cattle lobby.

   Similarpen, enclosure, fold, corral

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    nouncountable

    A small room or passage in the front part of the cabin on an old ship.

    Like a short hallway inside an old ship that leads to the rooms below.

    The sailor slipped through the lobby toward the captain's cabin.

    A narrow lobby led from the deck into the officers' quarters.

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    noundialectalWest Midlandsuncountable

    A thick stew of meat and vegetables, also called lobscouse.

    Gran made a big pot of lobby with beef, carrots and potatoes for tea.

    On cold days I love a hot bowl of lobby with some bread.

    Similarlobscouse, scouse

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