"lobby" meaning in English

See lobby in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /lɒbi/ [UK], /lɑbi/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lobby.wav [UK] Forms: lobby [singular], lobbies [plural]
Head templates: {{noun|2=lobbies}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A lobby is the entrance of a building.
    Sense id: simple-lobby-en-noun-NX5h7H5f
  2. A lobby is a group of people who try to change the policy of a government.
    Sense id: simple-lobby-en-noun-JMXsnkib

Verb

IPA: /lɒbi/ [UK], /lɑbi/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lobby.wav [UK] Forms: lobby [canonical], lobbies [third-person, singular], lobbied [past], lobbied [past, participle], lobbying [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|lobb|y}} [POS TABLE]
  1. When you lobby something, you attempt to change a decision or policy.
    Sense id: simple-lobby-en-verb-~9gttXTl
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