lobby

lobby
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(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
n. foyer, hall, vestibule; lobbyism; pressure group, bloc, party, lobbyists, advocates. See receptacle, influence. —v. solicit, ask favors; promote, bring pressure [to bear]; plump for, root for, pull strings.
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(Roget's IV) n.
Syn. vestibule, entryway, antechamber; see hall 2 , room 2 .
v.
Syn. procure, sway, persuade, change, alter, advance, solicit votes, exercise influence, further, induce, bring pressure to bear, put pressure on, jawbone, press, pressure, affect, modify, promote, request, urge, carry by solicitation, pull strings, pull wires*, wirepull*, politick*; see also influence .
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(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)
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n.
1. hall entrance, corridor, foyer, vestibule, reception area, anteroom.
2. pressure group special interest group, political action group, influence peddlers, lobbyists.
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(VOCABULARY WORD) v.
[LAH bee]
to try to influence others, especially politicians and their votes.
The paper companies plan to lobby in Washington for stronger lumbering ri
SYN.: influence, *influence-peddle, *pull strings, persuade, pressure, sway, solicit votes, sell, push, politick.

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