lobby

Etymology 1
From, from , , , borrowed from.

Related to 🇨🇬. More at. .

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.

Noun

 * 1) An entryway or reception area; vestibule; passageway; corridor.
 * 2) That part of a hall of legislation not appropriated to the official use of the assembly.
 * 3)  A class or group of interested people who try to influence public officials; collectively, lobbyists.
 * 4)  A virtual area where players can chat and find opponents for a game.
 * 5)  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.
 * 8) A waiting area in front of a bank of elevators.
 * 9) * 2005, Charles R. "Butch" Farabee Jr., Death, Daring, and Disaster (page 135)
 * 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.
 * 1) * 2005, Charles R. "Butch" Farabee Jr., Death, Daring, and Disaster (page 135)
 * 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.

Translations

 * Arabic: رَدْهَة
 * Armenian:
 * Belarusian: калідо́р, вестыбю́ль, фае́, перадпако́й
 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Catalan:, avantsala
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:, ,
 * Czech: ,
 * Danish:
 * Esperanto: vestiblo
 * Etruscan: 𐌀𐌕𐌓𐌉𐌖𐌌
 * Finnish:, , , eteisaula,
 * French:, ,
 * Gallurese: patiu, intrata
 * Georgian: ფოიე
 * German:, , ,
 * Hebrew:
 * Icelandic:, , forsalur, fordyri, forbyrgi
 * Irish: forhalla
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: ,
 * Korean: ,
 * Macedonian: предво́рие, пре́дворје, фоаје́
 * Persian:
 * Plautdietsch: Gank
 * Polish:, , , , , , ,
 * Portuguese:, ,
 * Russian:, , , ,
 * Sardinian:
 * Campidanese: patiu
 * Logudorese: patiu
 * Sassarese: patiu
 * Scottish Gaelic: eadar-sheòmar, for-sheòmar
 * Slovak: predsieň, foyer
 * Spanish:, recibidor, ,
 * Turkish: ,
 * Ukrainian:, вестибю́ль, фойє́, хол,
 * Vietnamese:, phòng chờ, phòng đợi, tiền sảnh, đại sảnh


 * Armenian:
 * Belarusian: ло́бі
 * Bulgarian: ло́би
 * Catalan: lobby
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 遊說集團
 * Czech:
 * Danish:
 * French:
 * German:
 * Hebrew: ,
 * Hungarian:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: ,
 * Korean:, 압력단체(壓力團體)
 * Macedonian: ло́би
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Russian:
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: лоби
 * Roman:
 * Slovene: lobi
 * Spanish:
 * Ukrainian:

Verb

 * 1)  To attempt to influence (a public official or decision-maker) in favor of a specific opinion or cause.
 * 2) * 2002,, in Wikiquote
 * The corporations don't have to lobby the government anymore. They are the government.
 * 1) * 2011 , "Pilot" (season 1, episode 1):
 * Allen Gregory DeLongpre: Yeah, it's not a big deal. I lobbied for fuel-cell technology on Capitol Hill. I'm friends with, really good friends. Who cares? It's not a pissing contest, right, J?
 * Allen Gregory DeLongpre: Yeah, it's not a big deal. I lobbied for fuel-cell technology on Capitol Hill. I'm friends with, really good friends. Who cares? It's not a pissing contest, right, J?

Translations

 * Belarusian: лабі́раваць
 * Bulgarian: лоби́рам
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Danish: lobbye
 * Esperanto: fari premon
 * Finnish:
 * French: faire pression sur
 * Georgian: ლობირება
 * German:
 * Hungarian:
 * Italian: fare pressioni su,  esercitare influenza su, fare manovre di corridoio
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: fazer lobby
 * Russian:
 * Scottish Gaelic: coitich
 * Sicilian: pruvari a cummìnciri,,  , èssiri mprisiusu
 * Slovene: lobirati
 * Spanish:, , hacer lobbying
 * Ukrainian: лобі́рувати, лобіювати
 * Vietnamese: vận động hành lang

Etymology 2
Shortened from.

Noun

 * 1)  lobscouse

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 * 1)  hall
 * 2)  advocacy group

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 * 1)  (group of people; hall of a bank)

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 * 1)  group of people who try to influence public officials
 * 2)  entryway or reception area
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 * 1) a  (entryway or reception area)
 * 2)  a