lobby

1. 1.

   detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors

   Synonymsbuttonhole

   Broadersolicit

Other forms of lobby

plural

lobbies·

past tense or participle

lobbied

present participle

lobbying·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about lobby

What does lobby mean?

lobby means "a large entrance or reception room or area". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in lobby?

lobby has 2 syllables: lob-by. The stress falls on "lob". In IPA it is /ˈlɑbi/.

What is another word for lobby?

Close synonyms include anteroom, antechamber, entrance hall, hall, foyer. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is lobby a common word?

lobby is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.