noun pl. lobbies -·bies

1. a hall or large anteroom, as a waiting room or vestibule of an apartment house, hotel, theater, etc.
2. a large hall adjacent to the assembly hall of a legislature and open to the public
3. ☆ a group of lobbyists representing the same special interest the oil lobby

Etymology: LL lobia: see lodge

intransitive verb lobbied -·bied, lobbying -·by·ing

1. to act as a lobbyist
2. to attempt to influence a public official in favor of something: often with for

Etymology: after the practice of meeting with legislators in the lobby ()

transitive verb

1. to attempt to influence (a public official) by acting as a lobbyist
2. to attempt to influence the passage of (a measure) by acting as a lobbyist