lobby
/ˈlɑbi/
verb
- To try to influence politicians or government officials to support or oppose something.
- Citizens lobbied the mayor to build a new park.
- She lobbied for better funding for public schools.
- The company hired a team to lobby members of Congress.
noun
- A large open area inside the entrance of a building, such as a hotel, theater, or office building.
- The theater lobby was crowded with people buying tickets.
- We waited for our friends in the hotel lobby.
- She sat on a bench in the office lobby reading a magazine.
- A group of people who try to influence politicians or government officials to make decisions that benefit a particular cause or industry.
- The gun lobby spent millions of dollars on advertising.
- A powerful business lobby convinced the city council to change the zoning rules.
- The environmental lobby pushed for stricter pollution laws.
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