lobby
Noun
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A large entrance or reception room or area (synset 102718424)
hypernym: room - an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceilinghyponym: narthex - a vestibule leading to the nave of a church
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The people who support some common cause or business or principle or sectional interest (synset 108392643)
hypernym: people - (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
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An interest group that tries to influence legislators or bureaucrats to act in their favor, typically through lobbying (synset 107985266)
hypernym:
- interest, interest group - (usually plural) a social group whose members control some field of activity and who have common aims
- political entity, political unit - a unit with political responsibilities
hyponym: national rifle association, nra - a powerful lobby that advocates the right to own and bear arms and rejects any gun regulation by the government
Verb
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Detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of;
As for political or economic favors (synset 202464366)hypernym: beg, solicit, tap - make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistentlysynonym: buttonhole
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