Lobby definition
Lobbied the bill through Congress; lobbied the bill to a negative vote.
An example of a lobby is the reception area in a large business office.
The banking lobby; the labor lobby.
The oil lobby.
An example of to lobby is an oil company sending representatives to Congress to express their opinion about why a law should or should not be passed.
Lobbying for stronger environmental safeguards; lobbied against the proliferation of nuclear arms.
Other Word Forms
Noun
Origin of lobby
- Medieval Latin lobia monastic cloister of Germanic origin
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition