lobby /lobˈi/

1. A small hall or waiting room
2. A passage serving as a common entrance to several apartments
3. The antechamber of a legislative hall
4. A corridor into which members of parliament pass as they vote (also division lobby)
5. A group of people who campaign to persuade legislators to make regulations favouring their particular interests

To seek to influence (public officials), esp in the lobby

1. To frequent the lobby in order to influence members or to collect political intelligence
2. To conduct a campaign in order to influence public officials

lobbˈyer noun

lobbˈying noun

lobbˈyist noun

lobby correspondent noun

A reporter on parliamentary affairs

lobbˈy-member noun (US)

Formerly, someone who frequented a lobby in the interest of some cause

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