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lobby

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Alles weten over lobbyen?
Informatie over het jaarlijkse lobby-seminar in Nederland
www.lobbyen.nl

lob⋅by

  [lob-ee] noun, plural -bies, verb, -bied, -by⋅ing.
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–noun
1. an entrance hall, corridor, or vestibule, as in a public building, often serving as an anteroom; foyer.
2. a large public room or hall adjacent to a legislative chamber.
3. a group of persons who work or conduct a campaign to influence members of a legislature to vote according to the group's special interest.
–verb (used without object)
4. to solicit or try to influence the votes of members of a legislative body.
–verb (used with object)
5. to try to influence the actions of (public officials, esp. legislators).
6. to urge or procure the passage of (a bill), by lobbying.
Origin:
1545–55; < ML lobia, laubia covered way < OHG *laubia (later lauba) arbor, deriv. of laub leaf

Related forms:
lob⋅by⋅er, noun
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Alles weten over lobbyen?
Informatie over het jaarlijkse lobby-seminar in Nederland
www.lobbyen.nl
lob·by   (lŏb'ē)   
n.   pl. lob·bies

  1. A hall, foyer, or waiting room at or near the entrance to a building, such as a hotel or theater.

  2. A public room next to the assembly chamber of a legislative body.

  3. A group of persons engaged in trying to influence legislators or other public officials in favor of a specific cause: the banking lobby; the labor lobby.

v.   lob·bied, lob·by·ing, lob·bies

v.   intr.
To try to influence the thinking of legislators or other public officials for or against a specific cause: lobbying for stronger environmental safeguards; lobbied against the proliferation of nuclear arms.
v.   tr.

  1. To try to influence public officials on behalf of or against (proposed legislation, for example): lobbied the bill through Congress; lobbied the bill to a negative vote.

  2. To try to influence (an official) to take a desired action.


[Medieval Latin lobia, monastic cloister, of Germanic origin.]
lob'by·er, lob'by·ist n., lob'by·ism n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Main Entry: lob·by
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural lobbies
: a group of persons engaged in lobbying esp. as representatives of a particular interest group

Main Entry: lobby
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: lob·bied; lob·by·ing
intransitive verb : to conduct activities aimed at influencing public officials and esp. members of a legislative body on legislation transitive verb : to attempt to influence or sway (as a public official) toward a desired action —lob·by·er noun —lob·by·ist noun
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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