lobby – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
lobby
v.
attempt to convince public officials to favor a certain cause or take a certain action
n.
large hall or near the entrance to a building (especially in a hotel, theater, etc.); public entrance-hall alongside a legislative chamber; political action group
Lobby
Lobby may refer to:
- Lobby (room), an entranceway or foyer in a building
- Lobbying, the action or the group used to influence a viewpoint to politicians
- Lobby (food), a thick stew made in Leigh, Greater Manchester and North Staffordshire, not unlike Lancashire Hotpot
- Lobby (band), a Slovak Eurodance band
- The Lobby, (UK) parliamentary journalists receiving privileged political access in exchange for sourcing anonymity
- Lobby Hero, a play by Kenneth Lonergan
- Lurker in the Lobby: The Guide to the Cinema of H. P. Lovecraft, a non-fiction book by Andrew Migliore and John Strysik
- Hotel Lobby, an oil painting on canvas by American realist painter Edward Hopper
- The Lobby (improv), an improvisational comedy group based in Southern California
lobby
Noun
1. a large entrance or reception room or area
(synonym) anteroom, antechamber, entrance hall, hall, foyer, vestibule
(hypernym) room
(hyponym) narthex
(part-holonym) building, edifice
2. a group of people who try actively to influence legislation
(synonym) pressure group, third house
(hypernym) political unit
(hyponym) National Rifle Association, NRA
(derivation) buttonhole
Verb
1. detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors
(synonym) buttonhole
(hypernym) solicit, beg, tap
(derivation) pressure group, third house
Lobby (die)
nf.
lobby, political action group
lobby
nm.
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