a large entrance or reception room or area
[ Syn: anteroom , antechamber , entrance hall , hall , foyer , vestibule ]
the people who support some common cause or business or principle or sectional interest
a group of people who try actively to influence legislation
[ Syn: pressure group , third house ]
lobby (n.)
detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors
[ Syn: buttonhole ]