[ˈlɒbi], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a room providing a space out of which one or more other rooms or corridors lead, typically one near the entrance of a public building
(e.g: they went into the hotel lobby)

- (in the UK) any of several large halls in the Houses of Parliament in which MPs may meet members of the public

- a group of people seeking to influence legislators on a particular issue
(e.g: contact an anti-traffic lobby for advice and information)


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 16th century (in the sense ‘monastic cloister’): from medieval Latin lobia, lobium ‘covered walk, portico’. The verb sense (originally US) derives from the practice of frequenting the lobby of a house of legislature to influence its members into supporting a cause

[ˈlɒbi], (Verb)

Definitions:
- seek to influence (a legislator) on an issue
(e.g: they insist on their right to lobby Congress)


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 16th century (in the sense ‘monastic cloister’): from medieval Latin lobia, lobium ‘covered walk, portico’. The verb sense (originally US) derives from the practice of frequenting the lobby of a house of legislature to influence its members into supporting a cause