Lobby
noun
A big room or space in a building's entrance, often used for waiting or resting.
She was waiting for me in the hotel lobby
Often appears as...
- hotel lobby
- entrance lobby
verb
To try to influence someone who makes decisions, like a politician.
They lobbied the government for higher health funding
Often appears as...
- lobby the government
- lobby for changes
noun
A group of people who try to influence politicians on a particular issue.
The gun lobby has a strong influence in US politics
Often appears as...
- the gun lobby
- powerful lobby
noun
A big room or space in a building's entrance, often used for waiting or resting.
She was waiting for me in the hotel lobby
Often appears as...
- hotel lobby
- entrance lobby
verb
To try to influence someone who makes decisions, like a politician.
They lobbied the government for higher health funding
Often appears as...
- lobby the government
- lobby for changes
noun
A group of people who try to influence politicians on a particular issue.
The gun lobby has a strong influence in US politics
Often appears as...
- the gun lobby
- powerful lobby
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Architectural Context
The term 'lobby' is often used in relation to buildings such as hotels, theaters, or public buildings, indicating a communal space.
Meet me in the theater lobby before the show.
Pro Tip 2/3Neutral Ground
'Lobby' does not suggest any emotional atmosphere; it's simply a practical space within a structure.
Information can be found at the reception desk in the lobby.
Pro Tip 3/3Public Waiting
Use 'lobby' when referring to a place for people to sit or wait, typically furnished with seats and informational brochures.
The lobby was full of people waiting for the conference to start.
Pro Tip 1/3Architectural Context
The term 'lobby' is often used in relation to buildings such as hotels, theaters, or public buildings, indicating a communal space.
Meet me in the theater lobby before the show.
Pro Tip 2/3Neutral Ground
'Lobby' does not suggest any emotional atmosphere; it's simply a practical space within a structure.
Information can be found at the reception desk in the lobby.
Pro Tip 3/3Public Waiting
Use 'lobby' when referring to a place for people to sit or wait, typically furnished with seats and informational brochures.
The lobby was full of people waiting for the conference to start.
Pro Tip 1/3Architectural Context
The term 'lobby' is often used in relation to buildings such as hotels, theaters, or public buildings, indicating a communal space.
Meet me in the theater lobby before the show.
Pro Tip 2/3Neutral Ground
'Lobby' does not suggest any emotional atmosphere; it's simply a practical space within a structure.
Information can be found at the reception desk in the lobby.
Pro Tip 3/3Public Waiting
Use 'lobby' when referring to a place for people to sit or wait, typically furnished with seats and informational brochures.
The lobby was full of people waiting for the conference to start.
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The $8 billion iPod PIPE...
and made this law. Some people think this number's a little bit large, but copyright mathematicians who are media lobby experts are merely surprised that it doesn't get compounded for inflation every year. Now when this law first passed, the world's hottest MP3 player could hold just 10 songs.
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Militant atheism PIPE...
There is an effective evolution lobby coordinating the fight on behalf of science, and I try to do all I can to help them, but they get quite upset when people like me dare to mention that we happen to be atheists as well as evolutionists.
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It's not fair having 12...
when an adult influences them to behave that way, and maybe censors that natural curiosity, or you know, reins in the question-asking in the hopes of them being polite little kids. So I just pictured a first grade teacher out in the lobby
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Where will you be able...
And the islands’ governments have repeatedly lobbied on the global stage for countries with the highest emissions to reduce pollution and take responsibility for climate change. The challenges facing each coastal community are unique,
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Daydreaming: The bridge...
be frightened of those differences when an adult influences them to behave that I just pictured a first-grade teacher out in the lobby with these unruly kids saying now whatever you do don't stare at her legs when of course that's the
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Yuval Noah Harari: The...
especially when faced by some of the most powerful lobbies in the world. But it doesn't require a miracle. It just requires determined organization. So we shouldn't succumb to defeatism. Whenever someone says,
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How a Woman's Donated...
videotapes and her life I thought that would be very impactful in the lobby today are you very very very positive that my body with all the screws and wires and all that stuff in it and all
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A Brief History of How...
successfully lobbied states to preemptively ban plastic bag bans under the guise of protecting the consumer and the grocery stores and so the plastic bag remains as does our plastic
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Wild West Town PIPE...
alright yeah what is the home village but the lobby sorry - yeah no oh did I get it further than he got it yeah even if he's being reluctant with the phrase she says I did a good
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Rebuilding Paradise...
it's not easy no no but we're a lobby it's not just that I lost my house it's not that I lost my memories my entire way of life is completely gone as hard
Video examples
The $8 billion iPod PIPE...
and made this law. Some people think this number's a little bit large, but copyright mathematicians who are media lobby experts are merely surprised that it doesn't get compounded for inflation every year. Now when this law first passed, the world's hottest MP3 player could hold just 10 songs.
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Militant atheism PIPE...
There is an effective evolution lobby coordinating the fight on behalf of science, and I try to do all I can to help them, but they get quite upset when people like me dare to mention that we happen to be atheists as well as evolutionists.
Video examples
It's not fair having 12...
when an adult influences them to behave that way, and maybe censors that natural curiosity, or you know, reins in the question-asking in the hopes of them being polite little kids. So I just pictured a first grade teacher out in the lobby
Video examples
Where will you be able...
And the islands’ governments have repeatedly lobbied on the global stage for countries with the highest emissions to reduce pollution and take responsibility for climate change. The challenges facing each coastal community are unique,
Video examples
Daydreaming: The bridge...
be frightened of those differences when an adult influences them to behave that I just pictured a first-grade teacher out in the lobby with these unruly kids saying now whatever you do don't stare at her legs when of course that's the
Video examples
Yuval Noah Harari: The...
especially when faced by some of the most powerful lobbies in the world. But it doesn't require a miracle. It just requires determined organization. So we shouldn't succumb to defeatism. Whenever someone says,
Video examples
How a Woman's Donated...
videotapes and her life I thought that would be very impactful in the lobby today are you very very very positive that my body with all the screws and wires and all that stuff in it and all
Video examples
A Brief History of How...
successfully lobbied states to preemptively ban plastic bag bans under the guise of protecting the consumer and the grocery stores and so the plastic bag remains as does our plastic
Video examples
Wild West Town PIPE...
alright yeah what is the home village but the lobby sorry - yeah no oh did I get it further than he got it yeah even if he's being reluctant with the phrase she says I did a good
Video examples
Rebuilding Paradise...
it's not easy no no but we're a lobby it's not just that I lost my house it's not that I lost my memories my entire way of life is completely gone as hard
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Quote examples
Frankie Valli
American Musician
Starting in my teens, I was always standing on the corner near our apartment singing harmony with friends. We'd also go to the park and sing under the bridge near the lake for the echo. When it was cold out, we'd stand in the little heated lobby in the project's administration building, where my mom paid the rent each month.
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Tate Reeves
Many of my friends and allies - not to mention my critics - lobbied me to spend on worthy causes. Who cares about a rainy-day fund when times are good? There are raises to give and projects to fund!
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E. O. Wilson
American Scientist
Perhaps the time has come to cease calling it the 'environmentalist' view, as though it were a lobbying effort outside the mainstream of human activity, and to start calling it the real-world view.
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Joel Salatin
American Author
Unfortunately in the U.S., the courts have pretty much sided with the GMO lobby and suggesting that a farmer has no rights to be protected from GMO contamination.
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Rene Auberjonois
American Actor
The mask of the character was already written into the show, but I actually lobbied for a denser and more complete mask than they initially considered.
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Maxime Bernier
Canadian Businessman
A small group of motivated citizens can potentially have as much influence as a lobby group spending millions of dollars.
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Walter F. Mondale
American Lawyer
I will not lobby. I will not be an influence-type lawyer. I'm a professional lawyer.
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M. Jayachandran
Indian Composer
I don't know anything about politics or lobbying in the film world.
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Kid Rock
American Musician
I've paid for more pianos in hotel lobbies than you can imagine.
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Bradley A. Smith
American Public Servant
The truth is, the 'Fortune' 500 prefer lobbying to campaigning.
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Frankie Valli
American Musician
Starting in my teens, I was always standing on the corner near our apartment singing harmony with friends. We'd also go to the park and sing under the bridge near the lake for the echo. When it was cold out, we'd stand in the little heated lobby in the project's administration building, where my mom paid the rent each month.
Quote examples
Tate Reeves
Many of my friends and allies - not to mention my critics - lobbied me to spend on worthy causes. Who cares about a rainy-day fund when times are good? There are raises to give and projects to fund!
Quote examples
E. O. Wilson
American Scientist
Perhaps the time has come to cease calling it the 'environmentalist' view, as though it were a lobbying effort outside the mainstream of human activity, and to start calling it the real-world view.
Quote examples
Joel Salatin
American Author
Unfortunately in the U.S., the courts have pretty much sided with the GMO lobby and suggesting that a farmer has no rights to be protected from GMO contamination.
Quote examples
Rene Auberjonois
American Actor
The mask of the character was already written into the show, but I actually lobbied for a denser and more complete mask than they initially considered.
Quote examples
Maxime Bernier
Canadian Businessman
A small group of motivated citizens can potentially have as much influence as a lobby group spending millions of dollars.
Quote examples
Walter F. Mondale
American Lawyer
I will not lobby. I will not be an influence-type lawyer. I'm a professional lawyer.
Quote examples
M. Jayachandran
Indian Composer
I don't know anything about politics or lobbying in the film world.
Quote examples
Kid Rock
American Musician
I've paid for more pianos in hotel lobbies than you can imagine.
Quote examples
Bradley A. Smith
American Public Servant
The truth is, the 'Fortune' 500 prefer lobbying to campaigning.
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