Lobby



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• n. 大厅, 休息厅
• ［英］ n. 大厅, 休息厅 ( a hall or large anteroom)
• ［记］ lob ( 叶) +by -> 作为剧院等地方的 -> 休息厅

Webster Collegiate

I. noun (plural lobbies)

• Etymology: Medieval Latin lobium gallery, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German louba porch
• Date: 1593
• 1. a corridor or hall connected with a larger room or series of rooms and used as a passageway or waiting room: as
  • a. an anteroom of a legislative chamber; especially one of two anterooms of a British parliamentary chamber to which members go to vote during a division
  • b. a large hall serving as a foyer (as of a hotel or theater)
• 2. a group of persons engaged in lobbying especially as representatives of a particular interest group

II. verb (lobbied; lobbying)

• Date: 1837
• intransitive verb
  • to conduct activities aimed at influencing public officials and especially members of a legislative body on legislation
• transitive verb
  • 1. to promote (as a project) or secure the passage of (as legislation) by influencing public officials
  • 2. to attempt to influence or sway (as a public official) toward a desired action
• ? lobbyer noun
• ? lobbyism noun
• ? lobbyist noun

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