1) Antechamber 2) Anteroom 3) Appeal 4) Entrance 5) Entrance hall 6) Entry 7) Foyer 8) Hall 9) Nra 10) Pressure 11) Pressure group 12) Solicit 13) Urge 14) Vestibule
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1) Antechamber 2) Anteroom 3) British stew 4) Building directory site 5) Capitol group 6) Check-in area 7) Cinema snack-bar site 8) Court in washington 9) English cuisine 10) Entrance hall 11) Exert some influence 12) Foyer 13) Hall 14) Hallway 15) Hotel area 16) Hotel section 17) Hotel waiting area
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- a large entrance or reception room or area
- a group of people who try actively to influence legislation
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[room] A lobby is a room in a building which is used for entry from the outside. Sometimes referred to as a foyer or an entrance hall. Many office buildings, hotels and skyscrapers go to great lengths to decorate their lobbies to create the right impression and convey an image, or `power lobby`. Since the mid-1980s there has been a growing ...
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• (v. t.) To urge the adoption or passage of by soliciting members of a legislative body; as, to lobby a bill. • (n.) A confined place for cattle, formed by hedges. trees, or other fencing, near the farmyard. • (v. i.) To address or solicit members of a legislative body in the lobby or elsewhere, with the purpose to influence their v...
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Refers to the website TF2Lobby. A popular website used to organize pickup games.
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To attempt to influence government policy by talking to lawmakers and bureaucrats, and perhaps by using other means such as monetary contributions or assistance. Lobbyists often play a role in influencing trade policies, including tariffs and administered protection.
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Individual or pressure group that sets out to influence government action. The lobby is prevalent in the USA, where the term originated in the 1830s from the practice of those wishing to influence...
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Origin: LL. Lobium, lobia, laubia, a covered portico fit for walking, fr. OHG.louba, G. Laube, arbor. See Lodge. ... 1. A passage or hall of communication, especially when large enough to serve also as a waiting room. It differs from an antechamber in that a lobby communicates between several rooms, an antechamber to one only; but this distinction ...
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Lob'by intransitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Lobbied ;
present participle & verbal noun Lobbying .] To address or solicit members of a legislative body in the lobby or elsewhere, with the purpose to influence their votes. [ U.S.] ...
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Lob'by noun ;
plural Lobbies . [ Late Latin
lobium ,
lobia ,
laubia , a covered portico fit for walking, from Old High German
louba , German
laube , arbor. See
Lodge .]
1. (Architecture) A passage or hall of communication, espec...
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Lob'by transitive verb To urge the adoption or passage of by soliciting members of a legislative body; as, to
lobby a bill. [ U.S.]
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A group, organization or association seeking to influence the passage or defeat of legislation. Originally the term referred to persons frequenting the lobbies or corridors of legislative chambers in order to speak to lawmakers. The definition of a lobby and the activity of lobbying is a matter of differing interpretation. By some definitions, lo.....
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In architecture a lobby is a passage or hall of communication, especially when large enough to serve also as a waiting room. It differs from an antechamber in that a lobby communicates between several rooms, and an antechamber to one only; but this distinction is not carefully preserved.
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One of two corridors where MPs vote in a division
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[
n] - a group of people who try actively to influence legislation 2. [v] - detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of
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lobby 1. A hall, foyer, or waiting room at or near the entrance to a building; such as, a hotel or theater. 2. A public room next to the assembly chamber of a legislative body. 3. A group of persons engaged in trying to influence legislators or other public officials in favor of a specific cause; such as, the banking lobby; the labor lobby. 4. To...
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lobby, lobbies, lobbied 1. To make an effort to influence the thinking of legislators or other public officials for or against a specific cause: such as, lobbying for stronger environmental safeguards; lobbied against the proliferation of nuclear weapons. 2. To try to influence (an official) to take a desired action.
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pressure group noun a group of people who try actively to influence legislation
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Individual or pressure group that sets out to influence government action. The lobby is prevalent in the USA, where the term originated in the 1830s from the practice of those wishing to influence state policy waiting for elected representatives in the lobby of the Capitol. .BTXT: Under the UK lobby system, certain parliamentary journalists are...
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