lobby.

1. An entrance hall or waiting area inside a public or large building.

2. A group organized around an interest and seeking to influence decisions.

3. To try to persuade a decision-maker to support a cause or action.

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Words that belong together

• hotel lobby
• entrance lobby

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The hotel lobby was unusually quiet.

They waited in the entrance lobby.

A staircase rose from the lobby.

Usage notes

Primary category: architecture. Forms: Singular lobby; plural lobbies. Verb lobby; lobbies; lobbied; lobbied; lobbying. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.