LOBBY | meaning, definition in Cambridge English Dictionary

to try to persuade a politician, the government, or an official group that a particular thing should or should not happen, or that a law should ... MeaningoflobbyinEnglish lobbyverb[IorT]uk Yourbrowserdoesn'tsupportHTML5audio /ˈlɒb.i/us Yourbrowserdoesn'tsupportHTML5audio /ˈlɑː.bi/ C2totrytopersuadeapolitician,thegovernment,oranofficialgroupthataparticularthingshouldorshouldnothappen,orthatalawshouldbechanged:Smallbusinesseshavelobbiedhardfor/againstchangesinthetaxlaws.[+toinfinitive]Localresidentslobbiedtohavethefactoryshutdown.[+obj+toinfinitive]TheyhavebeenlobbyingCongresstochangethelegislationconcerningguns. Theyarelobbyingfortaxcuts.Wearelobbyingforchangestothelawondrinkinganddriving.Farmerslobbiedhardagainsttheexportbans.Theylobbiedtohavetheheadteacherremoved.Theyarelobbyingforbetterhealthcarefacilities. Urging&persuading ambulance-chasing argumentation be/goonatsomeoneidiom blag blagger chivvy fob induce inveigle leanonsomeone/something miseducate miseducation overencourage persuasive softsell tub-thumping urge woo wrap wrapsomeonearoundyourlittlefingeridiom Seemoreresults»   Wanttolearnmore? ImproveyourvocabularywithEnglishVocabularyinUsefromCambridge.Learnthewordsyouneedtocommunicatewithconfidence. lobbynoun[C]uk Yourbrowserdoesn'tsupportHTML5audio /ˈlɒb.i/us Yourbrowserdoesn'tsupportHTML5audio /ˈlɑː.bi/ lobbynoun[C] (PRESSUREGROUP) agroupofpeoplewhotrytopersuadethegovernmentoranofficialgrouptodosomething:theanti-smokinglobby Groupsofpeople alliance an assemblage babyboomer band bunch flashmob flock focusgroup foursome fraternity mafia silentmajority sisterhood specialinterestgroup splintergroup squad steeringcommittee suspect trio Seemoreresults» Youcanalsofindrelatedwords,phrases,andsynonymsinthetopics: Activism&pressuregroups lobbynoun[C] (ROOM) B2the(large)roomintowhichthemainentrancedooropensinahotelorotherlargebuilding   sihuo0860371/E+/GettyImages intheUKparliament,aroomwheresomeonemeetsamemberofparliamentwhotheyhavearrangedtotalkto,oroneofthetwopassagesthatmembersofparliamentwalkthroughasawayofvoting Partsofbuildings:passages&entranceareas arcade archway breezeway concourse desk entryway gangway gateway hall hallway marquee passage patio portal portico reception sideentrance sidereturn terrace vestibule Seemoreresults» Youcanalsofindrelatedwords,phrases,andsynonymsinthetopics: Hotels&hostels UKpolitics:governmentdepartments&organizations (DefinitionoflobbyfromtheCambridgeAdvancedLearner'sDictionary&Thesaurus©CambridgeUniversityPress) lobby|AmericanDictionary lobbynoun[C]us Yourbrowserdoesn'tsupportHTML5audio /ˈlɑ·bi/ lobbynoun[C] (SPACE) alarge,openspacejustinsidethemainentranceofapublicbuildingsuchasahotel,officebuilding,ortheater:Asyouenterthelobby,you’llseetheelevatorsonyourright. lobbynoun[C] (PERSUADE) politics&governmentagroupofpeoplewhorepresentaparticularindustryorinterestindealingwithapolitician,official,etc.:theenvironmentallobby lobbyverb[I/T]us Yourbrowserdoesn'tsupportHTML5audio /ˈlɑ·bi/ lobbyverb[I/T] (PERSUADE) politics&governmenttotrytopersuadeanelectedofficialtotakeaparticularactionorchangealaw:[T]Councilmembershavebeenlobbyingcolleaguesonhowtovote. lobbyistnoun[C]us Yourbrowserdoesn'tsupportHTML5audio /ˈlɑb·i·ɪst/ lobbyistsforthebankingindustry (DefinitionoflobbyfromtheCambridgeAcademicContentDictionary©CambridgeUniversityPress) lobby|BusinessEnglish lobbyverb[IorT]  GOVERNMENTuk Yourbrowserdoesn'tsupportHTML5audio /ˈlɒbi/us Yourbrowserdoesn'tsupportHTML5audio totrytopersuadesomeoneinauthority,usuallyanelectedmemberofagovernment,tosupportlawsorrulesthatgiveyourorganizationorindustryanadvantage:lobbyagainst/forsthHelobbiesagainstrestrictionsoninvestment.lobbyhard/heavilyAcoalitionofbusinessgroupslobbiedhardtohavethelegislationchanged.lobbycongress/lawmakers/ministersHesaidprivateschoolswouldlobbytheGeneralAssemblytorestorethefunding.lobbytodosthAfterthefatalcrash,safetyexpertsblamedthefuel-tankdesignandlobbiedtomakethecarssafer. lobbynoun[C]  GOVERNMENTuk Yourbrowserdoesn'tsupportHTML5audio /ˈlɒbi/us Yourbrowserdoesn'tsupportHTML5audio plurallobbies agroupofpeoplethatlobbiessomeoneinauthority:Theleadingemployers'lobbycalledforlessgovernmentregulation.apowerful/strong/influentiallobbyApowerfullobbyofpropertycompaniesandretailersisbeingformed.thepro-euro/pro-business/anti-gunlobbyHisfirmhasgiven£25,000tothepro-eurolobby.abusiness/consumer/tradelobbyThegovernmentisunderpressurefrombusinesslobbieswhowanttaxesoncompaniesreduced.environmental/farmer's/energylobby (DefinitionoflobbyfromtheCambridgeBusinessEnglishDictionary©CambridgeUniversityPress) Examplesoflobby lobby Indeed,muchofwhatisobservedinwritingislikelytobearesultofdonorpressuretopleasehomemarketlobbies. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Multiculturalistandantiracistlobbiescouldregardthisasapartialvindication. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Afallmayleadtolobbyingforlowertaxesforthepublicsectorandreductionsinhealthcarebudgets. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Aftertheyobtainedsupportforthesurvey,theylobbiedtomakeitanongoingactivityratherthanaonetimestudy. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Onecause,examinedinthenextsection,isthelobbyingpowerofthemedicalgoodsindustries. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Thelobbieswillbesowide,astoincludewithinthemthepillarsinthefrontandoneachside. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Whenassessinginterestgrouplobbyingsuccesswemustconsiderwhattheysoughtandwhattheygot,allowingroomfordegreesofsuccess. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Thecharacteristicsoftheadvocateitselfcanalsoplayaroleintheirchancesoflobbyingsuccess. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Wewillcometounderstandwhatfactorsonaverageleadtolobbyingsuccess,andwhichtendtowardfailure. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Thethirdsectionpresentstheempiricalanalysisrelatinginstitutional,issueandinterestgroupfactorstolobbyingsuccess. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Devisingastudywithastartingpointtenyearsagowouldaddtoourunderstandingoflobbyinginfluence. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Measuringlobbyingsuccesshoweverandanalyzingitsdeterminantscanprovideuswithabetterunderstandingofoneaspectoftheinfluenceprocess. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Theycanengageinlobbyingthemselvesand/orformpartofatradeassociationthatundertakesthelobbyingeffortforthem. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Ofcourse,thisisonlyaninitialinvestigation,analyzinglobbyingsuccessofonly149advocateson47issues. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Boththehard-lineauthoritarianfactionandpro-businessaffairistslobbiedfordifferentreasonstoclosedownthejournal. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Seeallexamplesoflobby Theseexamplesarefromcorporaandfromsourcesontheweb.AnyopinionsintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionoftheCambridgeDictionaryeditorsorofCambridgeUniversityPressoritslicensors. Collocationswithlobby lobby Thesearewordsoftenusedincombinationwithlobby.Clickonacollocationtoseemoreexamplesofit. agriculturallobbyWeneedonlylookatthefarmers'demonstrationsonthecontinenttorealisethattheyaredesignedtoappeasetheagriculturallobby. FromtheHansardarchive ExamplefromtheHansardarchive.ContainsParliamentaryinformationlicensedundertheOpenParliamentLicencev3.0   environmentallobbyTheenvironmentallobbyiskeentoensurethatwehaveasmuchinformationaspossibleaboutwhereitbelievesthatthecountryshouldbegoing. FromtheHansardarchive ExamplefromtheHansardarchive.ContainsParliamentaryinformationlicensedundertheOpenParliamentLicencev3.0   mainlobbyThentheharassedpassengersgoupontheescalatortothemainlobby,passinganotice,sayingthatbeyondthispointonlytheyandtheirfriendsareallowedtogo. FromtheHansardarchive ExamplefromtheHansardarchive.ContainsParliamentaryinformationlicensedundertheOpenParliamentLicencev3.0   Theseexamplesarefromcorporaandfromsourcesontheweb.AnyopinionsintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionoftheCambridgeDictionaryeditorsorofCambridgeUniversityPressoritslicensors. Seeallcollocationswithlobby Translationsoflobby inChinese(Traditional) 遊說，試圖說服（政客、政府或官方團體）,遊說團體,遊說團體，遊說集團… Seemore inChinese(Simplified) 游说，试图说服（政客、政府或官方团体）,游说团体,游说团体，游说集团… Seemore inSpanish vestíbulo,vestíbulo[masculine,singular]… Seemore inPortuguese saguão,lobby,vestíbulo… Seemore inJapanese inTurkish inFrench inCatalan inArabic inCzech inDanish inIndonesian inThai inVietnamese inPolish inMalay inGerman inNorwegian inKorean inUkrainian inItalian inRussian ロビー… Seemore lobi,giriş,(ikna)grubu… Seemore fairepression,hall,groupedepression… Seemore vestíbul… Seemore بَهو… Seemore hala,vestibul,nátlakováskupina… Seemore lobby,drivelobbyvirksomhed… Seemore lobi,mempengaruhi… Seemore ห้องโถง,กลุ่มผู้รณรงค์หาเสียงสนับสนุนเกี่ยวกับนิติบัญญัติ,ชักชวนให้สมาชิกรัฐสภาสนับสนุนการออกกฎหมายฉบับหนึ่ง… Seemore hànhlang,nhómngườivậnđộng,vậnđộnghànhlang… Seemore hall,lobby,grupanacisku… Seemore lobi,kumpulanpelobi,melobi… Seemore dieVorhalle,dieLobby,beeinflussen… Seemore drivelobbyvirksomhet,leggepresspå,vestibyle… Seemore 로비,현관… Seemore вестибюль,фойє,лобі… Seemore hall,atrio,ingresso… Seemore вестибюль,холл,лобби… Seemore Needatranslator? 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