Lobby - Definition
lobby
n 1: a large entrance or reception room or area [syn:
anteroom, antechamber, entrance hall, hall,
foyer, lobby, vestibule]
2: the people who support some common cause or business or
principle or sectional interest
3: a group of people who try actively to influence legislation
[syn: lobby, pressure group, third house]
v 1: detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the
outer garments of; as for political or economic favors
[syn: lobby, buttonhole]