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entrance lobby — entrance hall, entrance square … English contemporary 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
lobby — lob·by 1 n pl lobbies: a group of persons engaged in lobbying esp. as representatives of a particular interest group lobby 2 vb lob·bied, lob·by·ing vi: to conduct activities aimed at influencing public officials and esp. members of a legislative … Law dictionary
lobby — (n.) 1530s, cloister, covered walk, from M.L. laubia, lobia covered walk in a monastery, from a Germanic source (Cf. O.H.G. louba hall, roof; see LODGE (Cf. lodge) (n.)). Meaning large entrance hall in a public building is from 1590s. Political… … Etymology dictionary
entrance — I noun access, adit, aditus, admission, anteroom, approach, door, entry, entryway, foyer, gangway, gate, gateway, illapse, infiltration, influx, ingress, inlet, inroad, insertion, introgression, introitus, invasion, lobby, means of access, means… … Law dictionary
entrance — [n1] a way into a place access, approach, archway, avenue, corridor, door, doorway, entry, entryway, gate, gateway, hall, hallway, ingress, inlet, lobby, opening, passage, passageway, path, porch, port, portal, portico, staircase, threshold,… … New thesaurus
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 — ► NOUN (pl. lobbies) 1) a room out of which one or more other rooms or corridors lead, typically forming a small entrance hall. 2) (in the UK) any of several large halls in the Houses of Parliament in which MPs meet members of the public. 3)… … English terms dictionary
entrance hall — lobby … English contemporary dictionary
lobby — Synonyms and related words: Rasputin, Svengali, VIP, access, act on, advocate, approach, bad influence, bear upon, big wheel, blandish, cajole, call on, call upon, coax, constitute, corridor, court, decree, draw, draw on, eminence grise, enact,… … Moby Thesaurus
lobby — 1. noun 1) the hotel lobby Syn: entrance hall, hallway, entrance, hall, vestibule, foyer, reception area 2) the antigun lobby Syn: special interest group, interest group, pressure group; movement … Thesaurus of popular words
