DICT.TW Dictionary Taiwan
Lob·by, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Lobbied p. pr. & vb. n. Lobbying.] To address or solicit members of a legislative body in the lobby or elsewhere, with the purpose to influence their votes; in an extended sense, to try to influence decision-makers in any circumstance. [U.S.]
lobby
n 1: a large entrance or reception room or area [syn: anteroom,
antechamber, entrance hall, hall, foyer, vestibule]
2: a group of people who try actively to influence legislation
[syn: pressure group, third house]
v : detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the
outer garments of; as for political or economic favors
[syn: buttonhole]
[also: lobbied]