LOBBY
Scrabble letter values: L1O1B3B3Y4 = 12
Definition
- verb detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of. — synonyms: buttonhole
- noun a large entrance or reception room or area. — synonyms: anteroom, antechamber, entrance_hall, hall, foyer, vestibule
- noun the people who support some common cause or business or principle or sectional interest.
- noun an interest group that tries to influence legislators or bureaucrats to act in their favor, typically through lobbying. — synonyms: special_interest, special-interest_group, special_interest_group, advocacy_group, lobby_group, pressure_group, third_house
Examples
- “as for political or economic favors”
- “I had to wait in the lobby for hours before seeing the doctor.”
- “The influence of the tobacco lobby has decreased considerably in the US.”