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- DictionaryLob·by/ˈläbē/
noun
- 1. a room providing a space out of which one or more other rooms or corridors lead, typically one near the entrance of a public building: "they went into the hotel lobby"
- 2. a group of people seeking to influence politicians or public officials on a particular issue: "contact an anti-traffic lobby for advice and information"
verb
- 1. seek to influence (a politician or public official) on an issue: "it is recommending that booksellers lobby their representatives"
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From Longman Business Dictionary lob‧by1 /ˈlɒbiˈlɑːbi/ noun (plural lobbies) [ countable] 1 a group of people with similar interests who try to persuade a government that a particular law or situation should be changed Opposition to the new law is expected from India’s industry lobby.
Check pronunciation: lobby. Definition of lobby noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Lobbying. In politics, lobbying, or advocacy, is the act of lawfully attempting to influence the actions, policies, or decisions of government officials, most often legislators or members of regulatory agencies, but also judges of the judiciary.
a group of people who try to persuade the government to do something: the anti-smoking lobby. lobby. verb [ I, T ] uk / ˈlɒbi / us. to try to persuade the government to do something: They're lobbying for changes to the law. (Definition of lobby from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of lobby.
a group of people who try to persuade the government to do something: the anti-smoking lobby. lobby. verb [ I, T ] uk / ˈlɒbi / us. to try to persuade the government to do something: They're lobbying for changes to the law. (Definition of lobby from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of lobby.
lobby (somebody) (for/against something) to try to influence a politician or the government and, for example, persuade them to support or oppose a change in the law. Farmers will lobby Congress for higher subsidies. Women's groups are lobbying to get more public money for children. Culture lobbying. Extra Examples.
Similar definitions. A group of persons engaged in trying to influence legislators or other public officials in favor of a specific cause. The banking lobby; the labor lobby. American Heritage. A group of lobbyists representing the same special interest. The oil lobby. Webster's New World. Synonyms: pressure-group.
