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The synonyms of “Lobby” are: advocacy group, lobby group, pressure group, special-interest group, special interest, special interest group, third house, antechamber, anteroom, entrance hall, foyer, hall, vestibule, hallway, entrance, reception area, waiting room, porch, interest group, interest, movement, campaign, crusade, lobbyists, supporters, buttonhole, seek to influence, try to persuade, bring pressure to bear on, importune, persuade, influence, sway, press, push, drum up support, speak, clamour, ask, call, drive
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “lobby” as a noun can have the following definitions:
advocacy group | Active support of an idea or cause etc.; especially the act of pleading or arguing for something. |
antechamber | A small room leading to a main one. The antechamber to an interview room. |
anteroom | A large room in an officers’ mess, typically adjacent to the dining room. |
campaign | An organized course of action to achieve a goal. A desert campaign. |
crusade | A series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end. A crusade against crime. |
entrance | The right, means, or opportunity to enter somewhere or be a member of an institution, society, or other body. An entrance examination. |
entrance hall | The act of entering. |
foyer | A large entrance or reception room or area. The foyer of the concert hall. |
hall | The principal living room of a medieval house. He dined in hall. |
hallway | An interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open. |
interest | The selfish pursuit of one s own welfare self interest. He must have no personal interest in the outcome of the case. |
interest group | A fixed charge for borrowing money; usually a percentage of the amount borrowed. |
lobby group | The people who support some common cause or business or principle or sectional interest. |
lobbyists | Someone who is employed to persuade legislators to vote for legislation that favors the lobbyist’s employer. |
movement | A campaign undertaken by a political social or artistic movement. Your movements and telephone conversations are recorded. |
porch | A structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance. Daniel and Lydia sat out on the porch for many hours. |
pressure group | The act of pressing; the exertion of pressure. |
reception area | A formal party of people; as after a wedding. |
special interest | A dish or meal given prominence in e.g. a restaurant. |
special interest group | A dish or meal given prominence in e.g. a restaurant. |
special-interest group | Any number of entities (members) considered as a unit. |
supporters | Someone who supports or champions something. All their supporters came out for the game. |
third house | The musical interval between one note and another three notes away from it. |
vestibule | A large entrance or reception room or area. |
waiting room | The act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “lobby” as a verb can have the following definitions:
ask | Require or ask for as a price or condition. The kidnappers are asking a million dollars in return for the release of their hostage. |
bring pressure to bear on | Cause to happen or to occur as a consequence. |
buttonhole | Make buttonholes in a garment. Reporters buttonhole officials coming out of the press secretary s office. |
call | Rouse somebody from sleep with a call. He had promised Celia he would call in at the clinic. |
campaign | Go on a campaign go off to war. People who campaigned against child labour. |
clamour | Utter or proclaim insistently and noisily. The surging crowds clamoured for attention. |
crusade | Exert oneself continuously vigorously or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person be an advocate for. He crusaded against gambling in the 1950s. |
drive | Strike a ball from the tee typically with a driver. My new truck drives well. |
drum up support | Make a rhythmic sound. |
importune | Beg persistently and urgently. Reporters importuned him with pointed questions. |
influence | Have and exert influence or effect. The artist s work influenced the young painter. |
persuade | (of a situation or event) provide a sound reason for (someone) to do something. The cost of the manor s restoration persuaded them to take in guests. |
press | Create by pressing. Something pressed on his mind. |
push | Make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby. The political chaos could push the country into recession. |
seek to influence | Make an effort or attempt. |
speak | Show (someone or something) to be in a particular state or to possess a certain quality. Insufficient air circulates for the pipes to speak. |
sway | Move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner. Now let the Lord forever reign and sway us as he will. |
try to persuade | Melt (fat or lard) in order to separate out impurities. |
aisle | A passage between rows of seats in a building such as a church or theatre, an aircraft, or train. The tiled roof over the south aisle. |
antechamber | A large entrance or reception room or area. The antechamber to an interview room. |
anteroom | A large room in an officers’ mess, typically adjacent to the dining room. |
bedroom | A room used primarily for sleeping. She revealed the couple s bedroom secrets. |
ceiling | An upper limit set on prices, wages, or expenditure. He hated painting the ceiling. |
concourse | A coming together of people. A station concourse. |
corridor | A belt of land linking two other areas or following a road or river. The security forces established corridors for humanitarian supplies. |
cottage | A simple house forming part of a farm, used by a worker. Farm cottages. |
door | A doorway. His office is the third door down the hall on the left. |
doorstep | The sill of a door; a horizontal piece of wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway and offers support when passing through a doorway. Doorstep sandwiches. |
doorway | The entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close. The doorway to success. |
floor | Provide a room or area with a floor. I was floored when I heard that I was promoted. |
foyer | A large entrance or reception room or area. The foyer of the concert hall. |
gangway | A raised platform or walkway providing a passage. |
hall | United States child psychologist whose theories of child psychology strongly influenced educational psychology (1844-1924. The village hall. |
hallway | An interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open. |
hotel | A restaurant or cafe. A hotel room. |
house | The people living in a house a household. Make yourself scarce before you wake the whole house. |
mansion | A terrace or mansion block. Carlyle Mansions. |
mews | A row or street of houses or flats that have been converted from stables or built to look like former stables. She lives in a Chelsea mews. |
nave | The central area of a church. |
passage | A narrow way allowing access between buildings or to different rooms within a building a passageway. The nasal passages. |
passageway | A long, narrow way, typically having walls either side, that allows access between buildings or to different rooms within a building. The palace was full of secret passageways. |
porch | A covered shelter projecting in front of the entrance of a building. Daniel and Lydia sat out on the porch for many hours. |
residence | A person’s home, especially a large and impressive one. She took up residence in Paris. |
roof | Function as the roof of. I could see the roof of the bear s mouth. |
terrace | Provide a house with a terrace. An attractive Regency terrace. |
theater | A region in which active military operations are in progress. He served in the Vietnam theater for three years. |
threshold | A point of entry or beginning. Their water would meet the safety threshold of 50 milligrams of nitrates per litre. |
treetop | The uppermost part of a tree. |
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