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LOBBY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: lobbied   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A large entrance or reception room or area

Synonyms:

antechamber; anteroom; entrance hall; foyer; hall; lobby; vestibule

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("lobby" is a kind of...):

room (an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lobby"):

narthex (a vestibule leading to the nave of a church)

Holonyms ("lobby" is a part of...):

building; edifice (a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An interest group that tries to influence legislators or bureaucrats to act in their favor, typically through lobbying

Synonyms:

advocacy group; lobby; lobby group; pressure group; special-interest group; special interest; special interest group; third house

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("lobby" is a kind of...):

interest; interest group ((usually plural) a social group whose members control some field of activity and who have common aims)

political entity; political unit (a unit with political responsibilities)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lobby"):

National Rifle Association; NRA (a powerful lobby that advocates the right to own and bear arms and rejects any gun regulation by the government)

Derivation:

lobby (detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors)

lobbyist (someone who is employed to persuade legislators to vote for legislation that favors the lobbyist's employer)

Sense 3

Meaning:

The people who support some common cause or business or principle or sectional interest

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("lobby" is a kind of...):

people ((plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors

Synonyms:

buttonhole; lobby

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "lobby" is one way to...):

beg; solicit; tap (make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently)

Sentence frames:

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Derivation:

lobby (an interest group that tries to influence legislators or bureaucrats to act in their favor, typically through lobbying)

lobbyist (someone who is employed to persuade legislators to vote for legislation that favors the lobbyist's employer)

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