- [countable] a large area inside the entrance of a public building where people can meet and wait synonym foyer
- a hotel lobby
- He was waiting for me in the lobby of the hotel.
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- [countable] (in the British Parliament) a large hall that is open to the public and used for people to meet and talk to Members of Parliament see also division lobbyTopics Politicsc2
- [countable + singular or plural verb] a group of people who try to influence politicians on a particular issue synonym pressure group
- The gun lobby is/are against any change in the law.
- organized opposition from the business lobby
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- powerful
- strong
- anti-abortion
- …
- form
- organize
- group
- organization
- lobby against
- lobby for
- [countable, singular] (British English) an organized attempt by a group of people to influence politicians on a particular issue
- a recent lobby of Parliament by nurses
Extra ExamplesTopics Politicsc2- Many groups have together mounted a lobby against cuts in hospitals.
- Residents have organized a lobby for improved local facilities.
Word Originmid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘monastic cloister’): from medieval Latin lobia, lobium ‘covered walk, portico’. The verb sense (originally US) derives from the practice of frequenting the lobby of a house of legislature to influence its members into supporting a cause.
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