lobby definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a large ... room or area [syn: anteroom, antechamber, entrance hall, hall, foyer, lobby, vestibule] 2: the people who support some common cause or ... group of people who try actively to influence legislation [syn: lobby, pressure group, third house] v 1: detain in conversation by ... outer garments of; as for political or economic favors [syn: lobby, buttonhole] Merriam Webster's I. noun (plural lobbies) Etymology: Medieval ... between MPs and members of the public. b (also division lobby) each of two corridors to which MPs retire to vote ... legislators on behalf of a particular interest (the anti-abortion lobby). b an organized attempt by members of the public ...
Lobby member definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary . [U.S.] 3. (Naut ... formed by hedges. trees, or other fencing, near the farmyard. Lobby member, a lobbyist. [Humorous cant, U. S.]
... room or area [syn: anteroom, antechamber, entrance hall, hall, foyer, lobby, vestibule] 2: any of various bodily cavities leading to another ... between the outer door and the interior of a building ; lobby b. an enclosed entrance at the end of a railway ... Oxford Reference Dictionary n. 1 a an antechamber, hall, or lobby next to the outer door of a building. b a ... a house; a hall or antechamber next the entrance; a lobby; a porch; a hall. Vestibule of the ear. (Anat.) See ... of English Synonyms n. 1. Porch, entrance-way. 2. Hall, lobby, ante-room, passage. Moby Thesaurus Eustachian tube, access, adit, air ... gangway, hall, hammer, in, incus, ingress, inlet, inner ear, intake, lobby, lobe, lobule, lug, malleus, mastoid process, means of access, ...
... room or area [syn: anteroom, antechamber, entrance hall, hall, foyer, lobby, vestibule] Merriam Webster's noun Etymology: French, literally, fireplace, from ... focarium, from Latin focus hearth Date: 1833 an anteroom or lobby especially of a theater; also an entrance hallway ; vestibule Oxford ... F., fr. LL. focarium fireplace. See Focus, n.] 1. A lobby in a theater; a greenroom. 2. The crucible or basin ... of a building such as a theatre, cinema, or hotel. = lobby N-COUNT Moby Thesaurus ancestral halls, chimney corner, entrance, entrance ... home roof, home sweet home, homestead, household, ingle, inglenook, ingleside, lobby, menage, narthex, paternal roof, portal, portico, propylaeum, roof, rooftree, stoa ...
... favors the lobbyist's employer Merriam Webster's noun see lobby II Webster's 1913 Dictionary Lobbyist Lob"by*ist, n. A member of the lobby; a person who solicits members of a legislature for the ... hidden hand, influence, influence peddler, influencer, ingroup, key, kingmaker, legislative lobby, lobby, lobbyer, lords of creation, man of influence, manipulator, open sesame ... lobbyist, sinister influence, special interests, special-interest group, special-interest lobby, the Establishment, very important person, wheeler-dealer, wire-puller
... efforts to influence the votes of legislators, generally in the lobby outside a legislative chamber. The effort may be a direct ... register and report contributions and expenditures. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Lobby Lob"by, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Lobbied; p. pr ... address or solicit members of a legislative body in the lobby or elsewhere, with the purpose to influence their votes.[U.S.] --Bartlett. Collin's Cobuild Dictionary see lobby Moby Thesaurus Byzantine intrigues, allurement, backscratching, backstairs influence, blandishment, cajolement ...
... room or area [syn: anteroom, antechamber, entrance hall, hall, foyer, lobby, vestibule] 3: a large room for gatherings or entertainment; "lecture ... served there 5. a. the entrance room of a building ; lobby b. a corridor or passage in a building 6. a ... lecture hall, lists, little red schoolhouse, little theater, living machine, lobby, locale, lodge, loggia, manor house, manse, marketplace, mat, means of ...
... leave, lengthen, lengthen out, let, let blood, let out, limn, lobby, lobby through, lug, lure, magnet, magnetism, magnetize, make, make advances, make ...
... fascinate, get cozy with, have an attraction, hypnotize, lead on, lobby, lobby through, lull to sleep, lure, magnet, make advances, make overtures ...
... group of people who try actively to influence legislation [syn: lobby, pressure group, third house] Merriam Webster's noun Date: 1928 ... peddler, influencer, ingroup, interest, interest group, key, kingmaker, labor interests, lobby, lobbyist, lords of creation, man of influence, manipulator, minority group ...
... the come-on, govern, handle, head, head up, inveigle, lead, lobby, lobby through, lure, magnetize, make advances, make overtures, make the rules ...
... home or public building for leisure activities ; living room; also lobby b. a room in a usually public building or vehicle ... down, lie flat, lie limply, lie prone, lie prostrate, loaf, lobby, loiter, loiter about, loll, loll around, lollop around, lounge around ...
... OF loge arbour, hut, f. med.L laubia, lobia (see LOBBY) f. Gmc Webster's 1913 Dictionary Lodge Lodge, v. i ... laube, arbor, bower, fr. lab foliage. See Leaf, and cf. Lobby, Loggia.] 1. A shelter in which one may rest; as ...
... group of people who try actively to influence legislation [syn: lobby, pressure group, third house] Merriam Webster's noun Date: 1841 a legislative lobby