| lobby | |
| 1. n. An entryway or reception area; vestibule; passageway; corridor. | |
| I had to wait in the lobby for hours before seeing the doctor. | |
| 2. n. That part of a hall of legislation not appropriated to the official use of the assembly. | |
| 3. n. A class or group of people who try to influence public officials; collectively, lobbyists. | |
| The influence of the tobacco lobby has decreased considerably in the US. | |
| 4. n. (video games) A virtual area where players can chat and find opponents for a game. | |
| 5. n. (nautical) An apartment or passageway in the fore part of an old-fashioned cabin under the quarter-deck. | |
| 6. n. A confined place for cattle, formed by hedges, trees, or other fencing, near the farmyard. | |
| 7. n. A margin along either side of the playing field in the sport of kabaddi. | |
| 8. v. (intransitive, transitive) To 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. | |
| 9. n. (informal) scouse (from lobscouse) | |
