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• lobby — I n. pressure group 1) an education; farm; labor; oil lobby large hall 2) a hotel; theater lobby 3) in the lobby (let s meet in the lobby) II v. 1) to lobby actively 2) (D; intr.) to lobby against; for (to lobby against higher taxes; to lobby for …   Combinatory dictionary

• lobby — lob|by1 [ˈlɔbi US ˈla:bi] n plural lobbies [Date: 1500 1600; : Medieval Latin; Origin: lobium covered way for walking ] 1.) a wide passage or large hall just inside the entrance to a public building = ↑foyer ▪ a hotel lobby ▪ I ll meet you in the …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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• lobby — [n] entrance hall antechamber, corridor, doorway, foyer, gateway, hall, hallway, passage, passageway, porch, vestibule, waiting room; concepts 441,448 lobby [v] press for political action advance, affect, alter, bill, billboard*, boost, bring… …   New thesaurus

• Lobby — Lob by, v. t. To urge the adoption or passage of by soliciting members of a legislative body; as, to lobby a bill; also used with the legislators as object; as, to lobby the state legislatuire for protection. [U.S.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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• lobby — 1 noun (C) 1 a wide passage or large hall just inside the entrance to a public building: a hotel lobby compare foyer (1) 2 a group of people who try to persuade a government that a particular law or situation should be changed: The tobacco lobby… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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