1. A hall, foyer, or waiting room at or near the entrance to a building, such as a hotel or theater.
2. A public room next to the assembly chamber of a legislative body.
3. A group of persons engaged in trying to influence legislators or other public officials in favor of a specific cause: the banking lobby; the labor lobby.
4. to try to influence the thinking of legislators or other public officials for or against a specific cause: lobbying for stronger environmental safeguards; lobbied against the proliferation of nuclear arms.
5. to try to influence public officials on behalf of or against (proposed legislation, for example): lobbied the bill through congress; lobbied the bill to a negative vote.
6. to try to influence (an official) to take a desired action.

1. an entryway or reception area; vestibule; passageway; corridor.
2. A class or group of people who try to lobby or influence public officials; collectively, lobbyists.
3. A virtual area where players can chat and find opponents for a game.
4. to attempt to influence (a public official or decision-maker) in favor of a specific opinion or cause.
5. scouse (from lobscouse)

1. A passage or hall of communication, especially when large enough to serve also as a waiting room. it differs from an antechamber in that a lobby communicates between several rooms, an antechamber to one only; but this distinction is not carefully preserved.
2. that part of a hall of legislation not appropriated to the official use of the assembly; hence, the persons, collectively, who frequent such a place to transact business with the legislators
3. an apartment or passageway in the fore part of an old-fashioned cabin under the quarter-deck.
4. A confined place for cattle, formed by hedges. trees, or other fencing, near the farmyard.
5. to address or solicit members of a legislative body in the lobby or elsewhere, with the purpose to influence their votes; in an extended sense, to try to influence decision-makers in any circumstance.
6. to urge the adoption or passage of by soliciting members of a legislative body; ; -- also used with the legislators as object.

1. to frequent the lobby of a legislature or other deliberative body for the purpose of influencing the official action of members; solicit votes from members, whether in the lobby or elsewhere.
2. to promote or carry by solicitation of legislative favor or votes: as, to lobby a measure through congress.
3. an inclosed space surrounding or communicating with one or more apartments.
4. nautical, an apartment immediately before the captain's cabin.
5. persons who occupy or resort to the lobby or the approaches to a legislative chamber for the purpose of transacting business with the members, and especially of influencing their official action or votes.

1. detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors
2. a group of people who try actively to influence legislation
3. a large entrance or reception room or area
4. the people who support some common cause or business or principle or sectional interest