lobby
31lobby — I UK [ˈlɒbɪ] / US [ˈlɑbɪ] noun [countable] Word forms lobby : singular lobby plural lobbies * 1) a) an organized group of people who represent a particular area of business or society and try to influence politicians The government is eager not… …
32lobby — 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 …
33lobby — [[t]lɒ̱bi[/t]] ♦♦♦ lobbies, lobbying, lobbied 1) VERB If you lobby someone such as a member of a government or council, you try to persuade them that a particular law should be changed or that a particular thing should be done. [V n] Carers from… …
34lobby — 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… …
35lobby — (Voz inglesa.) ► sustantivo masculino POLÍTICA, SOCIOLOGÍA Grupo de presión, especialmente política, formado por personas influyentes. * * * lobby (ingl.; pronunc. [lóbi]; pl. «lobbys» o «lobbies», pronunc. [lóbis]) m. Grupo de presión que… …
36lobby — n. & v. n. (pl. ies) 1 a porch, ante room, entrance hall, or corridor. 2 a (in the House of Commons) a large hall used esp. for interviews between MPs and members of the public. b (also division lobby) each of two corridors to which MPs retire to …
37lobby — lob|by1 [ labi ] noun count * 1. ) an organized group of people who represent a particular area of business or society and try to influence politicians: The administration is eager not to upset the powerful farming lobby. a transportation lobby… …
38lobby — 1. noun /lɒbi,lɑbi/ a) An entryway or reception area; vestibule. I had to wait in the lobby for hours before seeing the doctor. b) A class or group of people who try to lobby or influence public officials; collectively, lobbyists. The influence… …
39lobby — 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,… …
40Lobby — Lob|by [ lɔbi] die; , s <aus engl. lobby »Vor , Wandelhalle«, dies aus mlat. lobia »Galerie, Laube« (germ. Wort), Bed. 2 über gleichbed. amerik. lobby>: 1. Wandelhalle im [brit., amerik.] Parlamentsgebäude, in der die Abgeordneten mit… …
