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lob·by

(lŏb′ē)
n. pl. lob·bies
1. A hall, foyer, or waiting room at or near the entrance to a building, such as a hotel or theater.
2. A public room next to the assembly chamber of a legislative body.
3. A group of persons engaged in trying to influence legislators or other public officials in favor of a specific cause: the banking lobby; the labor lobby.
v. lob·bied, lob·by·ing, lob·bies
v. intr.
To try to influence the thinking of legislators or other public officials for or against a specific cause: lobbying for stronger environmental safeguards; lobbied against the proliferation of nuclear arms.
v. tr.
1. To try to influence public officials on behalf of or against (proposed legislation, for example): lobbied the bill through Congress; lobbied the bill to a negative vote.
2. To try to influence (an official) to take a desired action.

[Medieval Latin lobia, monastic cloister, of Germanic origin.]
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lobby

(ˈlɒbɪ)
n, pl -bies
1. (Architecture) a room or corridor used as an entrance hall, vestibule, etc
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) chiefly Brit a hall in a legislative building used for meetings between the legislators and members of the public
3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) chiefly Also called: division lobby Brit one of two corridors in a legislative building in which members vote
4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a group of persons who attempt to influence legislators on behalf of a particular interest
vb, -bies, -bying or -bied
5. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) to attempt to influence (legislators, etc) in the formulation of policy
6. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (intr) to act in the manner of a lobbyist
7. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (tr) to apply pressure or influence for the passage of (a bill, etc)
[C16: from Medieval Latin lobia portico, from Old High German lauba arbor, from laub leaf]
ˈlobbyer n
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lob•by

(ˈlɒb i)

n., pl. -bies, n.
1. an entrance hall, corridor, or vestibule, as in a public building, often serving as an anteroom; foyer.
2. a public room or hall adjacent to a legislative chamber.
3. a group of persons who try to influence legislators or other public officials to vote or act in favor of a special interest.
v.i.
4. to try to influence legislation or administrative decisions.
v.t.
5. to try to influence the actions or votes of (legislators or other public officials).
6. to urge or procure the passage of (legislation) by lobbying.
[1545–55; < Medieval Latin lobia, laubia covered way < Germanic *laubja (compare Old High German louppea, louba arbor, probably derivative of laub leaf); compare lodge]
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lobby

- One of its early meanings was "monastic cloister," from Latin lobia, "covered way," before it came to mean the passage or waiting area between rooms in a building.
See also related terms for rooms.
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Lobby

 those who try to influence legislators, collectively; a body of lobbyists.
Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.

lobby


Past participle: lobbied
Gerund: lobbying

Imperative
lobby
lobby
Present
I lobby
you lobby
he/she/it lobbies
we lobby
you lobby
they lobby
Preterite
I lobbied
you lobbied
he/she/it lobbied
we lobbied
you lobbied
they lobbied
Present Continuous
I am lobbying
you are lobbying
he/she/it is lobbying
we are lobbying
you are lobbying
they are lobbying
Present Perfect
I have lobbied
you have lobbied
he/she/it has lobbied
we have lobbied
you have lobbied
they have lobbied
Past Continuous
I was lobbying
you were lobbying
he/she/it was lobbying
we were lobbying
you were lobbying
they were lobbying
Past Perfect
I had lobbied
you had lobbied
he/she/it had lobbied
we had lobbied
you had lobbied
they had lobbied
Future
I will lobby
you will lobby
he/she/it will lobby
we will lobby
you will lobby
they will lobby
Future Perfect
I will have lobbied
you will have lobbied
he/she/it will have lobbied
we will have lobbied
you will have lobbied
they will have lobbied
Future Continuous
I will be lobbying
you will be lobbying
he/she/it will be lobbying
we will be lobbying
you will be lobbying
they will be lobbying
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been lobbying
you have been lobbying
he/she/it has been lobbying
we have been lobbying
you have been lobbying
they have been lobbying
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been lobbying
you will have been lobbying
he/she/it will have been lobbying
we will have been lobbying
you will have been lobbying
they will have been lobbying
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been lobbying
you had been lobbying
he/she/it had been lobbying
we had been lobbying
you had been lobbying
they had been lobbying
Conditional
I would lobby
you would lobby
he/she/it would lobby
we would lobby
you would lobby
they would lobby
Past Conditional
I would have lobbied
you would have lobbied
he/she/it would have lobbied
we would have lobbied
you would have lobbied
they would have lobbied
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011

lobby

A group of people who try to influence the decisions of a legislature in favor of a particular interest.
Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.lobby - a large entrance or reception room or arealobby - a large entrance or reception room or area
building, edifice - a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice"
narthex - a vestibule leading to the nave of a church
room - an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling; "the rooms were very small but they had a nice view"
2.lobby - the people who support some common cause or business or principle or sectional interest
people - (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively; "old people"; "there were at least 200 people in the audience"
3.lobby - a group of people who try actively to influence legislation
political entity, political unit - a unit with political responsibilities
National Rifle Association, NRA - a powerful lobby that advocates the right to own and bear arms and rejects any gun regulation by the government
Verb1.lobby - detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors
solicit, beg, tap - make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently; "Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce"; "My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities"
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lobby

verb
1. campaign, press, pressure, push, influence, promote, urge, persuade, appeal, petition, pull strings (Brit. informal), exert influence, bring pressure to bear, solicit votes Gun control advocates are lobbying hard for new laws.
noun
1. pressure group, group, camp, faction, lobbyists, interest group, special-interest group, ginger group Agricultural interests are some of the most powerful lobbies there.
2. corridor, hall, passage, entrance, porch, hallway, foyer, passageway, entrance hall, vestibule I met her in the lobby of the museum.
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Translations
جَماعَة ضَغْط على الحُكومَهصالة الدُّخول والإنتِظار في الفُندُقيَسْعى إلى الضَّغْط على الحُكومَه
halanátlaková skupinaovlivňovatvestibulvykonávat nátlak
drive lobbyvirksomhedlobby
lobbilobbizik
forsalur, anddyriòrÿstihópurreka áróîur, reyna aî hafa áhrif á
lobiaimėginti paveikti
aģitētfoajēietekmētkuluārilobisti, lobiji
vestibulvykonávať nátlakzáujmová/nátlaková skupina
preddverje
antrekuliskulis yapmaklobi

lobby

[ˈlɒbɪ]
A. N
1. (= entrance hall) → vestíbulo m; (= corridor) → pasillo m; (= anteroom) → antecámara f; (= waiting room) → sala f de espera
2. (Pol) (for public) → vestíbulo m público, antecámara f; (= division lobby) (for voting) → sala f de votantes
3. (= pressure group) → grupo m de presión
the environmental lobbyel grupo de presión ecologista
B. VT to lobby one's member of parliamentejercer presiones sobre su diputado
C. VIejercer presiones, presionar
to lobby for a reformpresionar para conseguir una reforma
D. CPD lobby correspondent N (Brit) → corresponsal mf parlamentario/a
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

lobby

[ˈlɒbi]
n
(= hall) → hall m
(= pressure group) → lobby m
the anti-nuclear lobby → le lobby antinucléaire
vt [+ politician, parliament] → faire du lobbying auprès de
vi
to lobby for sth → faire du lobbying pour qch
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

lobby

n (= entrance hall)Vor- or Eingangshalle f; (of hotel, theatre)Foyer nt; (= corridor)Flur m, → Korridor m; (= anteroom, waiting room)Vorzimmer nt; (= place in Parliament)Lobby f; (Pol) → Lobby f, → Interessengruppe for -verband m; the gun lobbydie Waffenlobby
vt to lobby one’s Member of Parliamentauf seinen Abgeordneten Einfluss nehmen; to lobby a bill through parliamentals Interessengruppe ein Gesetz durchs Parlament bringen
viauf die Abgeordneten Einfluss nehmen, Lobbyist(in) sein; they are lobbying for this reformdie Lobbyisten versuchen, diese Reform durchzubringen; the farmers are lobbying for higher subsidiesdie Bauernlobby will höhere Subventionen durchsetzen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

lobby

[ˈlɒbɪ]
1. n
a.atrio, hall f inv
b. (Pol) (pressure group) → gruppo di pressione, lobby f inv
2. vt (Pol) → far pressione su
3. vifare pressioni
to lobby for a reform → fare pressioni per ottenere una riforma
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

lobby

(ˈlobi) plural ˈlobbies noun
1. a (small) entrance-hall. a hotel lobby.
2. a group of people who try to influence the Government etc in a certain way or for a certain purpose.
verb
to try to influence (the Government etc).
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

lobby

n. salón de entrada, sala de espera, vestíbulo.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
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