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单词 lobby
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lobby
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A lobby is a large waiting room or reception area. If you're waiting for an appointment in a lobby, maybe you'll get lucky and find a good magazine or even a peppermint candy.
You'll find a lot of people hanging around in a lobby — which is basically what it’s there for. A lobby is where you meet your friend at the hotel or catch the elevator for your interview. The idea of the "political lobby group" came from the large entrance halls of the legislature, where people hung around trying to influence the lawmakers. So the next time your class tries to lobby your teacher for extra credit, he can thank the halls of congress.
WORD FAMILY
lobby: lobbied, lobbies, lobbying, lobbyism, lobbyist+/lobbyist: lobbyists
USAGE EXAMPLES
Johnson said he would lobby the Illinois legislature to reform sentencing guidelines for repeat gun offenders.
Reuters(Jan 02, 2017)
Priebus said his new job was not the result of outside lobbying, but “all a matter of Donald Trump’s opinion.”
Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017)
“That’s why the majority of the poor are still in favour of this move,” says Bhardwai, from the small enterprise lobby.
The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017)
1
n a large entrance or reception room or area
Syn|Hypo|Hyper
antechamber, anteroom, entrance hall, foyer, hall, vestibule
narthex
a vestibule leading to the nave of a church
room
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
2
1n the people who support some common cause or business or principle or sectional interest
Hyper
people
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
2n a group of people who try actively to influence legislation
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pressure group, third house
NRA, National Rifle Association
a powerful lobby that advocates the right to own and bear arms and rejects any gun regulation by the government
political entity, political unit
a unit with political responsibilities
3v detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors
Syn|Hyper
buttonhole
beg, solicit, tap
make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently
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