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lobby
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural lobbies
plural lobbies
Learner's definition of LOBBY
[count]
1
: a large open area inside and near the entrance of a public building (such as a hotel or theater)门厅；前厅；大厅
- a hotel lobby旅馆大厅
- I'll meet you in the lobby after the show.演出结束后，咱们大厅见。
2
: an organized group of people who work together to influence government decisions that relate to a particular industry, issue, etc.（努力影响政府对某个行业或议题的决策的）游说团体
- the gun/tobacco lobby枪支/烟草游说团
- The proposed new law is supported/opposed by the oil lobby.新提出的法案受到石油游说团的支持/反对。
2 lobby /ˈlɑːbi/ verb
lobbies; lobbied; lobbying
2 lobby
/ˈlɑːbi/
verb
lobbies; lobbied; lobbying
Learner's definition of LOBBY
1
: to try to influence government officials to make decisions for or against something游说（政府官员） — often followed by to + verb常接动词不定式
[no object]
- an organization that has been lobbying for reform of the tax laws一直游说政府进行税法改革的组织
- The health-care industry has lobbied against the proposal.医疗保健业游说政府别通过那个提案。
[+ object]
- an organization that has been lobbying Congress for reform of the tax laws一直游说国会进行税法改革的组织
- They were lobbying Congress to reform the tax laws.他们那时正游说国会改革税法。
2
: to try to get something you want by talking to the people who make decisions通过游说以得到（某物）
[no object]
- She has begun lobbying for an interview. [=trying to get an interview]她开始游说试图得到面试的机会。
- a player who has lobbied hard to be included in the team's starting lineup到处尽力游说想要进入首发阵容的运动员
[+ object]
- I lobbied our company for a new computer.我游说公司给我换台新电脑。
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
lobbied; lobbying
: to conduct activities aimed at influencing public officials and especially members of a legislative body on legislation
lobbyer noun
Example Sentences
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. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 8 Aug. 2022 Its lobby has brass plaques that carry the names of old council members and aldermen. Thomas Farragher, BostonGlobe.com, 29 July 2022 Andy Warhol’s birthday, as the hotel has a Warhol collection in their lobby). Nadja Sayej, Forbes, 20 June 2022 Ashe was born in an Uber on the way to the hospital while Axel entered the world in their apartment building lobby. Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE.com, 13 May 2022 The Lugano clinic, its pristine lobby filled on a recent afternoon with pregnant women speaking Russian, declined to comment. New York Times, 13 May 2022 Diehl learned about his promotion to the big leagues when he was called into his Columbus hotel lobby, where the Triple-A team was playing this week, to meet with manager Pat Kelly around midnight Tuesday. Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 27 Apr. 2022 The Four Seasons New Orleans, which opened in 2021, includes the stunning Chandelier Bar in the lobby and restaurants by Chefs Alon Shaya and Donald Link. Sam Dangremond, Town & Country, 28 Aug. 2022 Inside, an earpiece-wearing security guard politely organizes a line snaking through the lobby—a scene more often found outside clubs below 14th Street. Kareem Rashed, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2022 Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2022 The National Shooting Sports Foundation continues to lobby in New Hampshire, Montana and Wyoming to tighten up the reporting. Nick Penzenstadler, USA TODAY, 16 June 2022 Bibb and some of the other mayors said cities have been and would continue to lobby state officials to allow cities to establish local restrictions. Courtney Astolfi, cleveland, 13 June 2022 When Sammy was alive, weekends had been for family bike rides and learning to ice-skate backward at the rink in Prospect Park, not four-hour bus trips upstate to lobby. Danyoung Kim, The New Yorker, 2 June 2022 Superintendent Aleesia Johnson said the district will continue to lobby lawmakers for an exemption to the dollar law for IPS. Arika Herron, The Indianapolis Star, 29 Apr. 2022 Officials with the Delphi Salaried Retirees Association, which has been fighting for more than a decade to get the pensions restored, said Thursday that its members will continue to lobby to get the measure passed. Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 3 Mar. 2022 Solar companies and climate advocacy groups will continue to lobby the governor to push the commission in their direction. Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2021 Most of the biggest banks, utilities, and energy companies still belong to trade groups that actively lobby against climate policy, including the US Chamber of Commerce and the American Petroleum Institute. Amanda Shendruk, Quartz, 21 July 2022 See More
Noun
Schlossberg estimated the vacancy of the 420,000 square foot tower, at the corner of Church and Main, with its 2-story lobby, to be under 20%. Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 8 Aug. 2022 Its lobby has brass plaques that carry the names of old council members and aldermen. Thomas Farragher, BostonGlobe.com, 29 July 2022 Andy Warhol’s birthday, as the hotel has a Warhol collection in their lobby). Nadja Sayej, Forbes, 20 June 2022 Ashe was born in an Uber on the way to the hospital while Axel entered the world in their apartment building lobby. Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE.com, 13 May 2022 The Lugano clinic, its pristine lobby filled on a recent afternoon with pregnant women speaking Russian, declined to comment. New York Times, 13 May 2022 Diehl learned about his promotion to the big leagues when he was called into his Columbus hotel lobby, where the Triple-A team was playing this week, to meet with manager Pat Kelly around midnight Tuesday. Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 27 Apr. 2022 The Four Seasons New Orleans, which opened in 2021, includes the stunning Chandelier Bar in the lobby and restaurants by Chefs Alon Shaya and Donald Link. Sam Dangremond, Town & Country, 28 Aug. 2022 Inside, an earpiece-wearing security guard politely organizes a line snaking through the lobby—a scene more often found outside clubs below 14th Street. Kareem Rashed, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2022 Verb
And senior Israeli officials were in Washington this week to lobby against an Iran nuclear deal. Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2022 The National Shooting Sports Foundation continues to lobby in New Hampshire, Montana and Wyoming to tighten up the reporting. Nick Penzenstadler, USA TODAY, 16 June 2022 Bibb and some of the other mayors said cities have been and would continue to lobby state officials to allow cities to establish local restrictions. Courtney Astolfi, cleveland, 13 June 2022 When Sammy was alive, weekends had been for family bike rides and learning to ice-skate backward at the rink in Prospect Park, not four-hour bus trips upstate to lobby. Danyoung Kim, The New Yorker, 2 June 2022 Superintendent Aleesia Johnson said the district will continue to lobby lawmakers for an exemption to the dollar law for IPS. Arika Herron, The Indianapolis Star, 29 Apr. 2022 Officials with the Delphi Salaried Retirees Association, which has been fighting for more than a decade to get the pensions restored, said Thursday that its members will continue to lobby to get the measure passed. Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 3 Mar. 2022 Solar companies and climate advocacy groups will continue to lobby the governor to push the commission in their direction. Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2021 Most of the biggest banks, utilities, and energy companies still belong to trade groups that actively lobby against climate policy, including the US Chamber of Commerce and the American Petroleum Institute. Amanda Shendruk, Quartz, 21 July 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Noun
Medieval Latin lobium gallery, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German louba porch
First Known Use
Noun
1593, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
1820, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense
Time Traveler
The first known use of lobby was in 1593 noun
verb
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