lobby
To attempt to influence in favor of a specific opinion or causeTo attempt to influence (a public official or decision-maker) in favor of a specific opinion or cause.
Meaning
1 sensesTo attempt to influence (a public official or decision-maker) in favor of a specific opinion or cause.
For years, pro-life groups have continued to lobby hard for restrictions on abortion.
2002, Jim Hightower, in Wikiquote The corporations don't have to lobby the government anymore. They are the government.
lobbyieren
лобби́роватьlobbírovatʹ
лобі́руватиlobíruvaty, лобіюватиlobijuvaty
- detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors
Examples
255 sentencesTom met Mary in the lobby.
Том зустрів Мері у коридорі. — deniko
Tell Tom to wait in the lobby.
Попроси Тома почекати в коридорі. — deniko
Tom waited for Mary in the lobby.
Том чекав на Мері в коридорі. — deniko
ruТом ждал Мэри в холле. — marafon
Tom is waiting for Mary in the lobby.
Том чекає на Мері в коридорі. — deniko
Tom and Mary arranged to meet in the lobby.
Том та Мері домовилися зустрітися в коридорі. — deniko
Translations
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Origin
From Medieval Latin lobia, lobium, laubia (“a portico, covered way, gallery”), borrowed frFrom Medieval Latin lobia, lobium, laubia (“a portico, covered way, gallery”), borrowed from Frankish *laubijā (“arbour, shelter”), related to Old English lēaf (“foliage”). More at leaf. Doublet of leaf, lodge, and loggia.
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Forms
lobbies, lobbying, lobbied, lobbiedPhrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsSynonyms
1 synonyms- detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors:buttonhole
Word family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
5 patterns- in the lobby
- the lobby at
- the lobby of
- lobby of the
- to the lobby
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.