1. (noun) anteroom, antechamber, entrance hall, hall, foyer, lobby, vestibule
a large entrance or reception room or area
Synonyms: third house, antechamber, entrance hall, mansion, dorm, anteroom, hall, vestibule, hallway, mansion house, pressure group, foyer, manse, residence hall, residence, lobby, dormitory, manor hall, student residence
2. (noun) lobby
the people who support some common cause or business or principle or sectional interest
Synonyms: foyer, anteroom, third house, hall, entrance hall, vestibule, antechamber, pressure group
3. (verb) lobby, pressure group, third house
a group of people who try actively to influence legislation
Synonyms: foyer, anteroom, third house, hall, lobby, entrance hall, vestibule, antechamber, pressure group
4. (verb) lobby, buttonhole
detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors
Synonyms: buttonhole, lobby
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