lobby en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈlɒb.i/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
- /ˈlɒb.i/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈlɑ.bi/ (General-American, dialectal) of Canada
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈlɔb.i/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
- /ˈlɒb.i/ (Canada, dialectal) of the US
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ-der.? Proto-Germanic *laubą Proto-West Germanic *laub Proto-Germanic *-jô Proto-West Germanic *-jō Frankish *laubijābor. Medieval Latin laubiabor. English lobby From Medieval Latin lobia, lobium, laubia (“a portico, covered way, gallery”), borrowed from Frankish *laubijā (“arbour, shelter”), related to Old English lēaf (“foliage”). More at leaf. Doublet of leaf, lodge, and loggia. Political sense derives from the entrance hall of legislatures, where people traditionally tried to influence legislators because it was the most convenient place to meet them.
Meanings
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An entryway or reception area; vestibule; passageway; corridor.
I had to wait in the lobby for hours before seeing the doctor.
- That part of a hall of legislation not appropriated to the official use of the assembly.
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A class or group of interested people who try to influence public officials; collectively, lobbyists.
Near-synonym: special interest
The influence of the tobacco lobby has decreased considerably in the US.
- A virtual area where meeting attendees can await admittance from an authorized person.
- A virtual area where players can chat and find opponents for a game.
- An apartment or passageway in the fore part of an old-fashioned cabin under the quarter-deck.
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A confined place for cattle, formed by hedges, trees, or other fencing, near the farmyard.
Near-synonyms: cowyard, paddock
- A margin along either side of the playing field in the sport of kabaddi.
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A waiting area in front of a bank of elevators.
Ranger Leslie Thompson, assigned to elevator duty, brought the elevator to the surface about 12:30 to bring down the tourists who were in the lobby of the elevator tower at that time.
2005, Charles R. "Butch" Farabee Jr., Death, Daring, and Disaster (page 135)
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| lobbies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
lobbyism · gun lobby · sky lobby · lobby group · lobbyist · lobby correspondent · lobbier · on lobby terms · lobbyman · lobby card · lobby fodder · lobbylike · Lobbygate
Descendants
лоби · 로비 · lobby · lobby · lobi · lobby · ло́бби · lobby · lobby · lobby · Lobby · lobby · lóbi · լոբբի · lobby · ロビー
Synonyms
paddock · special interest · cowyard
Translations (130)
de Vorhalle (entryway or waiting area; vestibule) · eo vestiblo (entryway or waiting area; vestibule) · is forbyrgi (entryway or waiting area; vestibule) · is forstofa (entryway or waiting area; vestibule) · pl lobby (group of people who try to lobby) · pt saguão (entryway or waiting area; vestibule) · es palier (entryway or waiting area; vestibule) · cmn 休息室 (entryway or waiting area; vestibule) · es grupo de presión (group of people who try to lobby) · es grupo de cabildeo (group of people who try to lobby) · ga forhalla (entryway or waiting area; vestibule) · he לוֹבִּי (group of people who try to lobby) · ru холл (entryway or waiting area; vestibule) · nl lobby (group of people who try to lobby) · ko 휴게소 (entryway or waiting area; vestibule) · sk loby (entryway or waiting area; vestibule) · be вестыбю́ль (entryway or waiting area; vestibule) · is fordyri (entryway or waiting area; vestibule) · pt vestíbulo (entryway or waiting area; vestibule) · ko 압력단체 (group of people who try to lobby) · ota دهلیز (entryway or waiting area; vestibule) · ett 𐌀𐌕𐌓𐌉𐌖𐌌 (entryway or waiting area; vestibule) · sc patiu (entryway or waiting area; vestibule) · es grupo cabildero (group of people who try to lobby) · sk loby (group of people who try to lobby) · ja 休息所 (entryway or waiting area; vestibule) · he שְׁדֻלָּה (group of people who try to lobby) · fr foyer (entryway or waiting area; vestibule) · vi hành lang (entryway or waiting area; vestibule) · sl lobi (group of people who try to lobby) · bg преддве́рие (entryway or waiting area; vestibule) · tr lobi (entryway or waiting area; vestibule) · hu lobbi (group of people who try to lobby) · uk коридо́р (entryway or waiting area; vestibule) · fi eteisaula (entryway or waiting area; vestibule) · is anddyri (entryway or waiting area; vestibule) · be калідо́р (entryway or waiting area; vestibule) · da lobby (group of people who try to lobby) · de Foyer (entryway or waiting area; vestibule) · be перадпако́й (entryway or waiting area; vestibule) · es lobby (group of people who try to lobby) · mk фоаје́ (entryway or waiting area; vestibule) · ja ロビー (group of people who try to lobby) · hy լոբբի (group of people who try to lobby) · pt lóbi (group of people who try to lobby) · hy նախասրահ (entryway or waiting area; vestibule) · is forsalur (entryway or waiting area; vestibule) · ru прихо́жая (entryway or waiting area; vestibule) · fi eteinen (entryway or waiting area; vestibule) · ar رَدْهَة (entryway or waiting area; vestibule) · es zaguán (entryway or waiting area; vestibule) · sk foyer (entryway or waiting area; vestibule) · bg ло́би (group of people who try to lobby) · bg вестибюл (entryway or waiting area; vestibule) · ka ფოიე (entryway or waiting area; vestibule) · cmn 大廳 /大厅 (entryway or waiting area; vestibule) · cs předsíň (entryway or waiting area; vestibule) · sh лоби (group of people who try to lobby) · it lobby (group of people who try to lobby) · it atrio (entryway or waiting area; vestibule) · he לוֹבִּי (entryway or waiting area; vestibule) · pl sień (entryway or waiting area; vestibule) · uk фойє́ (entryway or waiting area; vestibule) · be фае́ (entryway or waiting area; vestibule) · sc patiu (entryway or waiting area; vestibule) · uk вестибю́ль (entryway or waiting area; vestibule) · tr dalan (entryway or waiting area; vestibule) · mk ло́би (group of people who try to lobby) · de Lobby (group of people who try to lobby) · de Lobby (entryway or waiting area; vestibule) · ru вестибю́ль (entryway or waiting area; vestibule) · es camarilla (group of people who try to lobby) · fr lobby (group of people who try to lobby) · pl korytarz (entryway or waiting area; vestibule) · sh lobi (group of people who try to lobby) · ru коридо́р (entryway or waiting area; vestibule) · cs foyer (entryway or waiting area; vestibule) · mk пре́дворје (entryway or waiting area; vestibule) · pl westybul (entryway or waiting area; vestibule) · cmn 門廳 /门厅 (entryway or waiting area; vestibule) · pl hall (entryway or waiting area; vestibule) · ca lobby (group of people who try to lobby) · cs lobby (group of people who try to lobby) · sdn patiu (entryway or waiting area; vestibule) · fa سرسرا (entryway or waiting area; vestibule) · fi lobby (entryway or waiting area; vestibule) · pt lobby (group of people who try to lobby) · pl przedsionek (entryway or waiting area; vestibule) · ru ло́бби (group of people who try to lobby) · ja ロビー (entryway or waiting area; vestibule) · pl hol (entryway or waiting area; vestibule) · mk предво́рие (entryway or waiting area; vestibule) · uk передпо́кій (entryway or waiting area; vestibule) · ja 圧力団体 (group of people who try to lobby) · uk ло́бі (group of people who try to lobby) · pl przedpokój (entryway or waiting area; vestibule) · es recibidor (entryway or waiting area; vestibule) · fr hall (entryway or waiting area; vestibule) · vi đại sảnh (entryway or waiting area; vestibule) · fi aula (entryway or waiting area; vestibule) · uk хол (entryway or waiting area; vestibule) · ru фойе́ (entryway or waiting area; vestibule) · gd eadar-sheòmar (entryway or waiting area; vestibule) · de Vorraum (entryway or waiting area; vestibule) · pt átrio (entryway or waiting area; vestibule) · ko 로비 (entryway or waiting area; vestibule) · ca vestíbul (entryway or waiting area; vestibule) · sk predsieň (entryway or waiting area; vestibule) · ca avantsala (entryway or waiting area; vestibule) · es vestíbulo (entryway or waiting area; vestibule) · pl foyer (entryway or waiting area; vestibule) · fr vestibule (entryway or waiting area; vestibule) · nl lobby (entryway or waiting area; vestibule) · mi roro (entryway or waiting area; vestibule) · es lobby (entryway or waiting area; vestibule) · sdn intrata (entryway or waiting area; vestibule) · cmn 遊說集團 /游说集团 (group of people who try to lobby) · vi tiền sảnh (entryway or waiting area; vestibule) · fi lobbarilauma (group of people who try to lobby) · vi phòng chờ (entryway or waiting area; vestibule) · ko 로비 (group of people who try to lobby) · sdc patiu (entryway or waiting area; vestibule) · fi halli (entryway or waiting area; vestibule) · gd for-sheòmar (entryway or waiting area; vestibule) · bg фоайе́ (entryway or waiting area; vestibule) · da lobby (entryway or waiting area; vestibule) · vi phòng đợi (entryway or waiting area; vestibule) · es atrio (entryway or waiting area; vestibule) · be ло́бі (group of people who try to lobby) · pdt Gank (entryway or waiting area; vestibule)