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lobby
noun
-
lobby
,
lobbies
a
large
open
area
just
inside
the
main
entrance
of
a
building
,
used
for
waiting
or
receiving
visitors
•
We
relaxed
on
the
sofas
in
the
hotel
lobby
until
check-in
time
.
We
relaxed
on
the
sofas
in
the
hotel
lobby
until
check-in
time
.
•
A
security
guard
directed
visitors
to
sign
in
at
the
office
building
’
s
lobby
.
A
security
guard
directed
visitors
to
sign
in
at
the
office
building
’
s
lobby
.
From
Medieval
Latin
lobia
,
lobium
“
covered
walk
”
and
Old
High
German
louba
“
hall
,
porch
,”
originally
meaning
a
covered
gallery
.
noun
-
lobby
,
lobbies
a
group
of
people
who
try
to
influence
politicians
or
public
officials
on
a
particular
issue
•
The
oil
lobby
spent
millions
to
block
new
environmental
regulations
.
The
oil
lobby
spent
millions
to
block
new
environmental
regulations
.
•
Parents
formed
a
powerful
education
lobby
to
campaign
for
smaller
class
sizes
.
Parents
formed
a
powerful
education
lobby
to
campaign
for
smaller
class
sizes
.
Sense
extended
in
the
19th
century
from
‘
corridor
where
politicians
could
be
approached
’
to
the
people
doing
the
approaching
.
verb
-
lobby
,
lobbying
,
lobbies
,
lobbied
to
try
to
persuade
politicians
or
public
officials
to
support
or
oppose
a
plan
,
law
,
or
decision
•
The
activists
lobbied
parliament
to
declare
a
climate
emergency
.
The
activists
lobbied
parliament
to
declare
a
climate
emergency
.
•
Tech
companies
are
lobbying
hard
against
the
proposed
data-privacy
bill
.
Tech
companies
are
lobbying
hard
against
the
proposed
data-privacy
bill
.
Verb
use
recorded
from
the
1830s
,
based
on
the
noun
sense
of
meeting
politicians
in
the
lobby
.
