lobby

/lˈɒbi/

/ˈɫɑbi/

Lobby

the area just inside the entrance of a public building such as a hotel, etc.

an interest group that tries to influence legislators or bureaucrats to act in their favor, typically through lobbying

the people who support some common cause or business or principle or sectional interest

to lobby

MAIN VERB

to make an attempt to persuade politicians to agree or disagree with a law being made or changed

synonyms : buttonhole

Examples

1. The tour guide welcomed the tourists at the hotel lobby.

2. The elevator doors opened, revealing a crowded lobby.

3. After two hours of waiting in the airport lobby, we were chafing at the bit to finally get on the plane.

4. We lobby tech companies.