lobby
An entryway or reception area; vestibule; passageway; corridor.
Example
“I had to wait in the lobby for hours before seeing the doctor.”
Other meanings
That part of a hall of legislation not appropriated to the official use of the assembly.
A class or group of interested people who try to influence public officials; collectively, lobbyists.
“The influence of the tobacco lobby has decreased considerably in the US.”
A kind of
- room
Example sentences
Word history
From Medieval Latin "lobia".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “lobby” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.