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English noun: lobby | |||
| 1. | lobby (artifact) a large entrance or reception room or area | ||
| Synonyms | antechamber, anteroom, entrance hall, foyer, hall, vestibule | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | room | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | narthex | ||
| Part meronym | building, edifice | ||
| 2. | lobby (group) the people who support some common cause or business or principle or sectional interest | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | people | ||
| 3. | lobby (group) a group of people who try actively to influence legislation | ||
| Synonyms | pressure group, third house | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | political entity, political unit | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | National Rifle Association, NRA | ||
English verb: lobby | |||
| 1. | lobby (social) detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors | ||
| Synonyms | buttonhole | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | beg, solicit, tap | ||
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