Lobby

Quick meaning: Lobby is a noun meaning An entryway or reception area; vestibule; passageway; corridor.

Meaning

An entryway or reception area; vestibule; passageway; corridor.

More Meanings

1. That part of a hall of legislation not appropriated to the official use of the assembly.
2. (politics) A class or group of interested people who try to influence public officials; collectively, lobbyists.
3. (videoconferencing) A virtual area where meeting attendees can await admittance from an authorized person.
4. (video games) A virtual area where players can chat and find opponents for a game.
5. (nautical) An apartment or passageway in the fore part of an old-fashioned cabin under the quarter-deck.
6. A confined place for cattle, formed by hedges, trees, or other fencing, near the farmyard.
7. A margin along either side of the playing field in the sport of kabaddi.

Example Sentences

Near-synonym: special interest

Near-synonyms: cowyard, paddock

I had to wait in the lobby for hours before seeing the doctor.

The influence of the tobacco lobby has decreased considerably in the US.

Word Forms

• lobbies
• lobbying
• lobbied

Synonyms for lobby

Depending on context, synonyms include cowyard, paddock, vestibule, foyer, anteroom, antechamber.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include anteroom, foyer, antechamber, hall, vestibule, buttonhole.

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