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Definition lobby

Etymology 1

From Old French *lobie, from Medieval Latin lobium, lobia, laubia (“a portico, covered way, gallery”), borrowed from Old High German laubia (“roof, hall”) or Frankish *laubija (“arbour, shelter”); both from Proto-Germanic *laubij? (“roof, ceiling, covering”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewb?- (“to beak off, peel, damage”). Related to Old English l?af (“foliage”). More at leaf.

Political sense from entrance hall of legislatures, where people traditionally tried to influence legislators because it was the easiest place to meet them.

Noun

lobby (plural lobbies)

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 people who try to influence public officials; collectively, lobbyists.
4. (video games) A virtual area where players can chat and find opponents for a game.
5. (nautical) 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.

Verb

lobby (third-person singular simple present lobbies, present participle lobbying, simple past and past participle lobbied)

1. (intransitive, transitive) To attempt to influence (a public official or decision-maker) in favor of a specific opinion or cause.

Etymology 2

Noun

lobby (uncountable)

1. (informal) scouse (from lobscouse)

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