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- pronunciation:
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- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
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noun |
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lobbies |
| definition 1: |
a large open room inside the entrance of a hotel, theater, or other large building.
We'll wait for you in the lobby after we buy our tickets.- similar words:
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| definition 2: |
a group that tries to influence people who make laws to vote in a way that supports what the group wants.
The senior citizens' lobby is very powerful in Washington. |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
lobbies, lobbying, lobbied |
| definition: |
to try to influence people who make laws to vote in a way that supports what the group wants.
They went to Washington and lobbied for new laws to protect the environment. |
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| derivation: |
lobbyer (n.) |
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