Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun lobby

3 senses of lobby

Sense 1
anteroom, antechamber, entrance hall, hall, foyer, lobby, vestibule -- (a large entrance or reception room or area)
       => room -- (an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling; "the rooms were very small but they had a nice view")

Sense 2
lobby -- (the people who support some common cause or business or principle or sectional interest)
       => people -- ((plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively; "old people"; "there were at least 200 people in the audience")

Sense 3
lobby, pressure group, third house -- (a group of people who try actively to influence legislation)
       => political unit, political entity -- (a unit with political responsibilities)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb lobby

1 sense of lobby

Sense 1
lobby, buttonhole -- (detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors)
       => solicit, beg, tap -- (make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently; "Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce"; "My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities")