plural lobbies
1
: a corridor or hall connected with a larger room or series of rooms and used as a passageway or waiting room: such as
a
: an anteroom of a legislative chamber
especially
: one of two anterooms of a British parliamentary chamber to which members go to vote during a division
b
: a large hall serving as a foyer (as of a hotel or theater)
2
: a group of persons engaged in lobbying especially as representatives of a particular interest group
the gun lobby
the oil lobby
lobbied; lobbying
: to conduct activities aimed at influencing public officials and especially members of a legislative body on legislation
1
: to promote (something, such as a project) or secure the passage of (legislation) by influencing public officials
lobby a bill through Congress
2
: to attempt to influence or sway (someone, such as a public official) toward a desired action
lobbying senators for tax reform
lobbyer
noun
Synonyms
Examples of lobby in a Sentence
Noun
I'll meet you in the lobby after the show.
The proposed new law is supported by the oil lobby.
Verb
an organization that has been lobbying for reform of the tax laws
The health-care industry has lobbied against the proposal.
an organization that has been lobbying Congress for reform of the tax laws
a player who has lobbied hard to be included in the team's starting lineup
I lobbied our company for a new computer.
Recent Examples on the Web
Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2024
Stick around for a beverage in the lobby bar, which pays homage to the glory days of journalism with an installation of 62 vintage typewriters.
—Erinne Magee, Travel + Leisure, 17 Apr. 2024
Step 4: Start Playing Real Money Casino Games Head to the casino lobby and browse the exciting game selection.
—Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2024
Vuong has long been a campaigner for FISA reform, working as communications chief for the Project for Privacy and Surveillance Accountability, which lobbies for FISA reform alongside organizations such as the Electronic Privacy Information Center and the Wikimedia Foundation.
—David Meyer, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2024
The duo entered the lobby through the back door at about 10:45 p.m., the warrant says.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2024
Such heated language fueled a growing exodus – eventually seeing somewhere between 60 and 80 attendees regrouping in the cinema lobby.
—Ben Croll, Variety, 15 Apr. 2024
He is featured in a video that AIPAC, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, a pro-Israel lobby group in the U.S., posted April 4 to social media.
—Morgan Fischer, The Arizona Republic, 15 Apr. 2024
The Eavesdropper showed up early, lingered in the lobby, and left with a group of film boys in windbreakers who gave their critiques en route to the West 4th Street station.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 11 Apr. 2024
Hannah Beech Adam Ferguson, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2024
The Chinese Embassy is meeting with congressional staffers to lobby against the legislation, two Capitol Hill staffers told Politico.
—Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 19 Apr. 2024
Most notably, Netanyahu openly lobbied against President Barack Obama’s landmark 2015 nuclear deal with Iran, which his successor, Donald Trump, pulled out of.
—Carol E. Lee, NBC News, 14 Apr. 2024
In 2023 alone, CUFI lobbied for a dozen pro-Israel bills in the House and Senate, according to the campaign finance database Open Secrets.
—Abigail Hauslohner, Washington Post, 13 Apr. 2024
Franklin wasn’t the first American delegate to make his way to Versailles to lobby for France’s support in the nascent nation’s war against Britain.
—Vanessa Armstrong, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Apr. 2024
Tesla has been lobbying New Delhi to lower import taxes on EVs for years, but local manufacturers have opposed any changes.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 11 Apr. 2024
Darling lobbied for the lead in a screen adaptation of Gore Vidal’s raucous Myra Breckinridge, a novel about a trans woman who, like Darling herself, is obsessed with fashioning herself into an Old Hollywood actor.
—Mayukh Sen, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2024
Crypto promoters have been stepping up their lobbying in Washington; crypto firms spent nearly $20 million on lobbying in the first nine months of 2023, according to the watchdog group Open Secrets.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024
Noun
Levinson’s Park Avenue project, a forty-one-story office tower designed by Foster + Partners, is complete, and the restaurant on the northern side of the lobby is open for power lunching.
—Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2024
Stick around for a beverage in the lobby bar, which pays homage to the glory days of journalism with an installation of 62 vintage typewriters.
—Erinne Magee, Travel + Leisure, 17 Apr. 2024
Step 4: Start Playing Real Money Casino Games Head to the casino lobby and browse the exciting game selection.
—Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2024
Vuong has long been a campaigner for FISA reform, working as communications chief for the Project for Privacy and Surveillance Accountability, which lobbies for FISA reform alongside organizations such as the Electronic Privacy Information Center and the Wikimedia Foundation.
—David Meyer, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2024
The duo entered the lobby through the back door at about 10:45 p.m., the warrant says.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2024
Such heated language fueled a growing exodus – eventually seeing somewhere between 60 and 80 attendees regrouping in the cinema lobby.
—Ben Croll, Variety, 15 Apr. 2024
He is featured in a video that AIPAC, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, a pro-Israel lobby group in the U.S., posted April 4 to social media.
—Morgan Fischer, The Arizona Republic, 15 Apr. 2024
The Eavesdropper showed up early, lingered in the lobby, and left with a group of film boys in windbreakers who gave their critiques en route to the West 4th Street station.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 11 Apr. 2024
Verb
The inequity has mystified some of the 55 million people of Myanmar, who in the months after the coup lobbied the United Nations to intervene to protect a vulnerable population.
—Hannah Beech Adam Ferguson, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2024
The Chinese Embassy is meeting with congressional staffers to lobby against the legislation, two Capitol Hill staffers told Politico.
—Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 19 Apr. 2024
Most notably, Netanyahu openly lobbied against President Barack Obama’s landmark 2015 nuclear deal with Iran, which his successor, Donald Trump, pulled out of.
—Carol E. Lee, NBC News, 14 Apr. 2024
In 2023 alone, CUFI lobbied for a dozen pro-Israel bills in the House and Senate, according to the campaign finance database Open Secrets.
—Abigail Hauslohner, Washington Post, 13 Apr. 2024
Franklin wasn’t the first American delegate to make his way to Versailles to lobby for France’s support in the nascent nation’s war against Britain.
—Vanessa Armstrong, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Apr. 2024
Tesla has been lobbying New Delhi to lower import taxes on EVs for years, but local manufacturers have opposed any changes.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 11 Apr. 2024
Darling lobbied for the lead in a screen adaptation of Gore Vidal’s raucous Myra Breckinridge, a novel about a trans woman who, like Darling herself, is obsessed with fashioning herself into an Old Hollywood actor.
—Mayukh Sen, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2024
Crypto promoters have been stepping up their lobbying in Washington; crypto firms spent nearly $20 million on lobbying in the first nine months of 2023, according to the watchdog group Open Secrets.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024
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lobby
1 of 2 noun
lob·by
ˈläb-ē 
plural lobbies
1
: a hall or entry especially when large enough to serve as a waiting room
a hotel lobby
2
: a group of persons engaged in lobbying
the oil lobby
lobby
2 of 2 verb
lobbied; lobbying
: to try to influence public officials and especially members of a legislative body
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