lobby

English Thesaurus

1. a large entrance or reception room or area (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	room,
definition	:	an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	narthex,
definition	:	a vestibule leading to the nave of a church (noun.artifact)

part meronym	:	building, edifice,
definition	:	a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place (noun.artifact)

2. a group of people who try actively to influence legislation (noun.group)

hypernym	:	political entity, political unit,
definition	:	a unit with political responsibilities (noun.group)

hyponym	:	national rifle association, nra,
definition	:	a powerful lobby that advocates the right to own and bear arms and rejects any gun regulation by the government (noun.group)

3. the people who support some common cause or business or principle or sectional interest (noun.group)

hypernym	:	people,
definition	:	(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively (noun.group)

4. detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors (verb.social)

hypernym	:	beg, solicit, tap,
definition	:	make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently (verb.communication)

5. a group of people who try actively to influence legislation (noun.group)

derivation	:	lobbyist,
definition	:	someone who is employed to persuade legislators to vote for legislation that favors the lobbyist's employer (noun.person)

derivation	:	buttonhole, lobby,
definition	:	detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors (verb.social)

6. detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors (verb.social)

derivation	:	lobby, pressure group, third house,
definition	:	a group of people who try actively to influence legislation (noun.group)

derivation	:	lobbyist,
definition	:	someone who is employed to persuade legislators to vote for legislation that favors the lobbyist's employer (noun.person)

7. a group of people who try actively to influence legislation (noun.group)

derivation	:	lobbyist,
definition	:	someone who is employed to persuade legislators to vote for legislation that favors the lobbyist's employer (noun.person)

derivation	:	buttonhole, lobby,
definition	:	detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors (verb.social)

8. detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors (verb.social)

derivation	:	lobby, pressure group, third house,
definition	:	a group of people who try actively to influence legislation (noun.group)

derivation	:	lobbyist,
definition	:	someone who is employed to persuade legislators to vote for legislation that favors the lobbyist's employer (noun.person)