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单词 lobby
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lobby

The lobby group said that three quarters of ingredient prices were rising as a result of weak sterling.Business lobby groups have been lukewarm, loading their approval with a string of caveats.An investigation by the consumer lobby group Which?The officials know that a cosy relationship with such lobby groups leads to an easier life and more certain promotion than standing up for the taxpayer.When vocal lobby groups make claims about the contamination of the environment from fracking, it is hard to face down public pressure.The president-elect wants to put into law a five-year ban on officials lobbying former colleagues and a lifetime ban on lobbying on behalf of foreign governments.They include tighter controls on lobbying and declaring outside interests.Another lobbying group riding another hobby horse?It is understood that the council has been lobbying the government for help to fund tougher enforcement.Gatwick is to redouble its campaign to lobby the government over the coming weeks and months.The link section would be demolished and replaced with a structurally glazed glass lobby area.Unions there have already begun lobbying against the deal because of concerns about job losses.He was cleared of lobbying for one.They are often fronts for lobbying interests such as the alcohol or healthcare industries or foreign governments.It is surely time to form an apolitical national group to lobby government on behalf of savers.Are they likely to lobby for one?The vested interests lobbying for money for their pet projects.Such interests not only lobby government but control and organize important areas of social life independently of government.We have also been part of a national campaign lobbying for a reduction in the price of away tickets.The doctor was seen in the building 's lobby afterwards.It's been highly contested by a lot of powerful people lobbying around the area.A climbing wall has been installed in the lobby of his building.Police held about 50 demonstrators in the lobby of the building before allowing them to leave in small numbers.The lobby group aims to spread beyond banking and plans to draft in high-profile executives from other industries to its advisory board.I can see why the government and lobby groups have gone for a zero-tolerance policy on cigarettes.The industry has already begun lobbying to have aid extended well beyond 2014 because the building costs are so much higher than for conventional power plants.A As with all these things, lobby your local council.

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lobby

British English: lobby VERB
If you lobby someone such as a member of a government or council, you try to persuade them that a particular law should be changed or that a particular thing should be done.
They lobbied the government last week to demand a better financial deal.
They have lobbied hard for new laws.
  • American English: lobby
  • Brazilian Portuguese: pressionar
  • Chinese: 游说
  • European Spanish: presionar
  • French: faire pression sur
  • German: Einfluss nehmen auf
  • Italian: fare pressione su
  • Japanese: 働きかける
  • Korean: 로비하다
  • European Portuguese: pressionar
  • Latin American Spanish: presionar
British English: lobby NOUN
people A lobby is a group of people who represent a particular organization or campaign, and try to persuade a government or council to help or support them.
Agricultural interests are some of the most powerful lobbies.
  • American English: lobby
  • Brazilian Portuguese: grupo de pressão
  • Chinese: 游说团体
  • European Spanish: grupo de presión
  • French: lobby
  • German: Lobby
  • Italian: lobby
  • Japanese: 圧力団体
  • Korean: 로비 단체
  • European Portuguese: grupo de pressão
  • Latin American Spanish: grupo de presión
British English: lobby NOUN
hotel In a hotel or other large building, the lobby is the area near the entrance that usually has corridors and staircases leading off it.
I met her in the lobby of the museum.
  • American English: lobby
  • Brazilian Portuguese: saguão
  • Chinese: 大厅
  • European Spanish: vestíbulo
  • French: hall
  • German: Eingangshalle
  • Italian: atrio
  • Japanese: ロビー
  • Korean: 로비
  • European Portuguese: saguão
  • Latin American Spanish: vestíbulo

Chinese translation of 'lobby'

lobby

(ˈlɔbɪ)

n (c)

  1. [of building] 大厅(廳) (dàtīng) (个(個), )
  2. (Pol, = pressure group) 游(遊)说(說)团(團) (yóushuìtuán) (个(個), )

vt

  1. [MP, councillor] 游(遊)说(說) (yóushuì)

vi

  1. to lobby for sth 为(為)某事而游(遊)说(說) (wèi mǒushì ér yóushuì)
(verb) 
Definition
to attempt to influence (legislators) in the formulation of policy
Gun control advocates are lobbying hard for new laws.
Synonyms
campaign
We are campaigning for law reform.
press
Police might now press for changes in the law.
pressure
He claimed the police pressured him to change his testimony.
push
Her parents kept her in school and pushed her to study.
influence
The conference influenced us to launch the campaign.
promote
urge
persuade
My husband persuaded me to come.
appeal
The UN has appealed for help from the international community.
petition
She is petitioning to regain ownership of the business.
pull strings (British, informal)
exert influence
bring pressure to bear
solicit votes
(noun) 
Definition
a group which attempts to influence legislators on behalf of a particular interest
Agricultural interests are some of the most powerful lobbies there.
Synonyms
pressure group
group
a radical group within the Communist Party
camp
Voters have not yet moved en masse to the Conservative camp.
faction
A peace agreement will be signed by the leaders of the country's warring factions.
lobbyists
interest group
special-interest group
ginger group
public-interest group (US, Canadian)
(noun) 
Definition
a room or corridor used as an entrance hall or vestibule
I met her in the lobby of the museum.
Synonyms
corridor
He raced down the corridor towards the exit.
hall
The lights were on in the hall and in the bedroom.
passage
The toilets are up the stairs and along the passage to your right.
entrance
porch
She stood framed in the doorway of the porch.
hallway
A central hallway leads into the dining and living areas.
foyer
I went and waited in the foyer.
passageway
an underground passageway that connects the two buildings
entrance hall
vestibule
A tiled vestibule leads to an impressive staircase.

Additional synonyms

in the sense of appeal
Definition
to call on in support of an earnest request
The UN has appealed for help from the international community.
Synonyms
plead,
call,
ask,
apply,
refer,
request,
sue,
lobby,
pray,
beg,
petition,
solicit,
implore,
beseech,
entreat,
importune,
adjure,
supplicate
in the sense of camp
Definition
a group that supports a particular doctrine
Voters have not yet moved en masse to the Conservative camp.
Synonyms
faction,
group,
set,
party,
division,
section,
sector,
minority,
gang,
lobby,
bloc,
contingent,
pressure group,
junta,
clique,
coterie,
schism,
splinter group,
public-interest group (US, Canadian)
in the sense of faction
Definition
a small group of people within a larger body, but differing from it in certain aims and ideas
A peace agreement will be signed by the leaders of the country's warring factions.
Synonyms
group,
set,
party,
division,
section,
camp,
sector,
minority,
combination,
coalition,
gang,
lobby,
bloc,
contingent,
pressure group,
caucus,
junta,
clique,
coterie,
schism,
confederacy,
splinter group,
cabal,
ginger group,
public-interest group (US, Canadian)

Synonyms of 'lobby'

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of foyer
Definition
an entrance hall in a hotel, theatre, or cinema
I went and waited in the foyer.
Synonyms
entrance hall,
lobby,
reception area,
vestibule,
anteroom,
antechamber
in the sense of group
Definition
a number of people or things considered as a unit
a radical group within the Communist Party
Synonyms
faction,
set,
camp,
clique,
coterie,
schism,
cabal
in the sense of hall
Definition
an entry area to other rooms in a house
The lights were on in the hall and in the bedroom.
Synonyms
passage,
lobby,
corridor,
hallway,
foyer,
entry,
passageway,
entrance hall,
vestibule
in the sense of hallway
Definition
an entrance area
A central hallway leads into the dining and living areas.
Synonyms
corridor,
hall,
passageway
in the sense of influence
Definition
to persuade or induce
The conference influenced us to launch the campaign.
Synonyms
persuade,
move,
prompt,
urge,
counsel,
induce,
incline,
dispose,
arouse,
sway,
rouse,
entice,
coax,
incite,
instigate,
predispose,
impel,
prevail upon
in the sense of passage
Definition
a hall or corridor
The toilets are up the stairs and along the passage to your right.
Synonyms
corridor,
hallway,
passageway,
hall,
lobby,
entrance,
exit,
doorway,
aisle,
entrance hall,
vestibule
in the sense of passageway
Definition
corridor or passage
an underground passageway that connects the two buildings
Synonyms
corridor,
passage,
hallway,
hall,
lane,
lobby,
entrance,
exit,
alley,
aisle,
wynd (Scottish)
in the sense of persuade
Definition
to make (someone) do something by reason or charm
My husband persuaded me to come.
Synonyms
talk (someone) into,
urge,
advise,
prompt,
influence,
counsel,
win (someone) over,
induce,
sway,
entice,
coax,
incite,
prevail upon,
inveigle,
bring (someone) round (informal),
twist (someone's) arm,
argue (someone) into
in the sense of petition
Definition
to address or present a petition to (a government or to someone in authority)
She is petitioning to regain ownership of the business.
Synonyms
appeal,
press,
plead,
call (upon),
ask,
urge,
sue,
pray,
beg,
crave (informal),
solicit,
beseech,
entreat,
adjure,
supplicate
in the sense of porch
Definition
a covered approach to the entrance of a building
She stood framed in the doorway of the porch.
Synonyms
vestibule,
hall,
entry,
lobby,
entrance,
foyer,
portal (literary),
entrance hall,
portico

Additional synonyms

in the sense of press
Definition
to urge (someone) insistently
Police might now press for changes in the law.
Synonyms
call,
ask,
demand,
campaign,
push,
insist on,
clamour,
make a claim
in the sense of pressure
Definition
to persuade forcefully
He claimed the police pressured him to change his testimony.
Synonyms
force,
influence,
persuade,
compel,
intimidate,
drive,
badger,
coerce,
bulldoze (informal),
brainwash,
dragoon,
pressurize,
breathe down someone's neck,
browbeat,
press-gang,
prevail on,
twist someone's arm (informal),
turn on the heat (informal),
put the screws on (slang)
in the sense of push
Definition
to spur or drive (oneself or another person) in order to achieve more effort or better results
Her parents kept her in school and pushed her to study.
Synonyms
urge,
encourage,
persuade,
spur,
drive,
press,
influence,
prod,
constrain,
incite,
coerce,
egg on,
impel,
browbeat,
exert influence on,
inspan (South Africa)
in the sense of vestibule
Definition
a small entrance hall
A tiled vestibule leads to an impressive staircase.
Synonyms
hall,
lobby,
foyer,
porch,
entrance hall,
portico,
anteroom
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