(n.) A passage or hall of communication, especially when large enough to serve also as a waiting room. It differs from an antechamber in that a lobby communicates between several rooms, an antechamber to one only; but this distinction is not carefully preserved.
(n.) That part of a hall of legislation not appropriated to the official use of the assembly; hence, the persons, collectively, who frequent such a place to transact business with the legislators; any persons, not members of a legislative body, who strive to influence its proceedings by personal agency.
(n.) An apartment or passageway in the fore part of an old-fashioned cabin under the quarter-deck.
(n.) A confined place for cattle, formed by hedges. trees, or other fencing, near the farmyard.
(v. i.) To address or solicit members of a legislative body in the lobby or elsewhere, with the purpose to influence their votes.
(v. t.) To urge the adoption or passage of by soliciting members of a legislative body; as, to lobby a bill.
Example Sentences:
(1) Proposals to increase the tax on high-earning "non-domiciled" residents in Britain were watered down today, after intense lobbying from the business community.
(2) But at least one customer signalled that America's gun lobby might be on the cusp of a moment of introspection.
(3) The history of events at the end of 2010, from the moment on 4 November when Cable called in the regulators, shows how relentlessly James Murdoch and his PR man Frédéric Michel lobbied and berated the politicians who were trying to stand in their way.
(4) It's that he habitually abuses his position by lobbying ministers at all; I've heard from former ministers who were astonished by the speed with which their first missive from Charles arrived, opening with the phrase: "It really is appalling".
(5) The agreement, hailed as a "landmark" deal and a breakthrough by politicians and the green lobby alike, came before a crucial EU summit opening in Brussels tomorrow at which 27 prime ministers and presidents are supposed to finalise an ambitious package to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 20% by 2020.
(6) Some business groups have been lobbying fiercely against the reform, though others support it.
(7) "It looks as if the noxious mix of rightwing Australian populism, as represented by Crosby and his lobbying firm, and English saloon bar reactionaries, as embodied by [Nigel] Farage and Ukip, may succeed in preventing this government from proceeding with standardised cigarette packs, despite their popularity with the public," said Deborah Arnott, chief executive of the health charity Action on Smoking and Health.
(8) They had mounted a vigorous lobbying campaign, both in public and behind the scenes, since the legislation first came to light this month .
(9) The Financial Services Authority is meant to be the City's watchdog but "devastating" internal documents reveal it has secretly co-ordinated high-level lobbying strategies with the industry it is supposed to police.
(10) In this vision, people will go to polling stations on 18 September with a mindset somewhere between that of a lobby correspondent and a desiccated calculating machine.
(11) The UK, France and Germany have been accused of hypocrisy for lobbying behind the scenes to keep outmoded car tests for carbon emissions, but later publicly calling for a European investigation into Volkswagen’s rigging of car air pollution tests .
(12) And according to Tory insiders, Shapps had lobbied hard for a more prominent role in the government, making some enemies within the party.
(13) In a single letter in February 2005, Charles urged a badger cull to prevent the spread of bovine tuberculosis – damning opponents to the cull as “intellectually dishonest”; lobbied for his preferred person to be appointed to crack down on the mistreatment of farmers by supermarkets; proposed his own aide to brief Downing Street on the design of new hospitals; and urged Blair to tackle an EU directive limiting the use of herbal alternative medicines in the UK.
(14) So sensitive is the case that Hunt, his civil servants and advisers are expected to rebuff any external lobbying – so they can base their judgement only on a analysis of the public interest issues raised by the proposed deal that was completed by media regulator Ofcom today.
(15) The British financial services industry spent £92m last year lobbying politicians and regulators in an "economic war of attrition" that has secured a string of policy victories.
(16) Although the CBI supported the reforms, there was heavy lobbying from other EU business groups to reject the reforms, that would have helped to prop up the price of carbon dioxide permits to businesses.
(17) In the largest rebellion, 57 Lib Dems voted against the government, with only a handful of backbenchers supporting the party's ministers in the lobbies.
(18) Backlogs and staff shortages have long been seized upon by veterans groups lobbying for more resources, but it is the apparent cover-up of the scale of the problem that has transformed these latest complaints into a growing political problem for the White House.
(19) Asked whether the US tax code was convoluted and difficult to understand partly because of lobbying by companies including Apple for exemptions, Cook replied: "No doubt."
(20) But he admitted he did not show the cabinet secretary Lord O'Donnell a private memo sent in November by Hunt lobbying him to back the bid.
Lounge
Definition:
(a.) To spend time lazily, whether lolling or idly sauntering; to pass time indolently; to stand, sit, or recline, in an indolent manner.
(n.) An idle gait or stroll; the state of reclining indolently; a place of lounging.
(n.) A piece of furniture resembling a sofa, upon which one may lie or recline.
Example Sentences:
(1) The first-floor lounge is decorated in plush deep pink, with a mix of contemporary and neoclassical decor, and an antique dining table and chandelier.
(2) In between the two sets, we slip to the Silverlake Lounge ( foldsilverlake.com ), where Silversun Pickups used to play, to listen to Dusty Rhodes and the River Band, a six-piece that meshes folk rock with the Beach Boys with Yes.
(3) Robert Halfon, a Conservative MP, said the British people would be "very concerned that our country is being used as a transit lounge for alleged war criminals".
(4) In 2013 , a 16-year-old boy was lounging outside his tent at a Minnesota campsite when a wolf clamped its jaws around his head.
(5) Thankfully, mazot guests can also use the lounge and dining room in the Chalet Les Mazots, a lovely wood-panelled home full of antique chairs, chests and cabinets, built by a family of silk manufacturers from Leon who chose the location for their farm for its south-facing views of Mont Blanc.
(6) Brandishing images of what Virgin "lounges" might look like – similar to a stark yet trendy hotel restaurant – Gadhia admits that her other motto for running the business is "wanting to make everyone better off".
(7) 73 Kloof Street, +27 21 424 6169, onceincapetown.co.za The Backpack Facebook Twitter Pinterest Founder-owners Toni Shina and Lee Harris have created a homely hostel spread across four adjoining houses with cool courtyards and flowery gardens, a chillout lounge, communal kitchen, health-food cafe and terrace bar.
(8) Upstairs there’s a gallery space perfect for rehearsals, talks and live performances, while on the ground floor is a large communal area, with lots of scope for lounging with a cocktail, craft Beavertown beer, or excellent-value wine.
(9) • Meals $5-$11, 17143 D Street, + 1 760 243 9938, no website Great bars 11 The Green Mill Cocktail Lounge, Chicago The Green Mill is the place for late-night jazz and cocktails.
(10) Youths lounged in the entrance lobby and ground floor of the city building.
(11) Down at the beach, there’s always a canoe arriving on shore with fresh fish; or you can hide yourself way in the pousada’s meditation lounge, content with a soundtrack of tropical birds.
(12) Each roomy retreat sleeps five, and has a patio and lounge, but only Berghylur backs onto a waterfall.
(13) 'He said he was coming late, so I went upstairs to a lounge bar called the Dragon Fly which is a few doors away.
(14) On the journey there, I tune into an AM broadcast from a famed Mamou Establishment called Fred's Lounge, known for its Saturday morning Cajun dances, before arriving at the Last Farewell to Luke Collins, a DJ and the self-styled 'godfather of zydeco'.
(15) On the right is her rival, Kosciusko-Morizet, known as NKM, 40, a former minister in Nicolas Sarkozy's centre-right government, nicknamed "the harpist" ever since she was photographed for Paris Match lounging in a party gown in a forest next to a harp, like some posh wood nymph, in 2005.
(16) There are also connections with the Dark Tower series: the Overlook's Red Eye Lounge, some thematic concepts regarding the use and gathering of psychics, the suggestion that Danny's imaginary friend could be one of the Dark Tower's Twinners.
(17) The breakfast and bar area is a light, informal space, with a big wooden communal table and a small outdoor courtyard, but it’s clear this isn’t a hotel for lounging around in; it lacks the cosy corners and sofas that suck you in at hipper boutique hotels.
(18) Sam Levy's Village offers Zimbabwe's middle class a cocktail lounge, designer watches and a competition to win an iPad mini.
(19) A "news" report on Chris Morris's satirical Brass Eye once summed up a particularly unpleasant sight as resembling "Dante meets Bosch in a crack lounge in hell".
(20) We had just missed Ozzy Osbourne shuffling though the lounge, and then Simon le Bon suddenly couldn't come.