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        lobby

        lob·by

        lobby

         
         
        pronunciation:
        la bi
        parts of speech:
        noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb
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        part of speech: noun
        inflections: lobbies
        definition 1: a hall or foyer inside the entrance of a hotel, theater, or other large building, often used as a waiting room.
        They planned to meet in the lobby of the hotel.
        synonyms:
        foyer, hall
        similar words:
        antechamber, anteroom, entry, reception room, vestibule, waiting room
        definition 2: a group that tries to influence legislators to vote on certain issues in such a way as to favor its special interests.
        Members of the oil and gas lobby met with government officials to present research findings in support of their position.
        synonyms:
        PAC, pressure group
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        part of speech: intransitive verb
        inflections: lobbies, lobbying, lobbied
        definition: to try to influence the way legislators vote.
        similar words:
        pull strings
         
        part of speech: transitive verb
        definition 1: to try to influence (legislators) to vote in a particular way.
        The group lobbied members of their state senate in hopes of preventing the building of the power plant.
        synonyms:
        influence, press, solicit, sway, urge
        similar words:
        affect, persuade, push
        definition 2: to work for or obtain the passage of (legislation) by lobbying.
        Various groups lobbied the bill through Congress.
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        derivation: lobbyer (n.)
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          bank, building, democracy, politics, room