{
    "term": "lobby",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a large area inside the entrance of a public building where people can meet and wait",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a hotel lobby"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was waiting for me in the lobby of the hotel."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Holidays", "Buildings"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "(in the British Parliament) a large hall that is open to the public and used for people to meet and talk to Members of Parliament",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [],
            "topics": ["Politics"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a group of people who try to influence politicians on a particular issue",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The **gun lobby** is/are against any change in the law."
                },
                {
                    "text": "organized opposition from the business lobby"
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "pressure group",
            "topics": ["Politics"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["powerful", "strong", "anti-abortion"],
                "verb + lobby": ["form", "organize"],
                "lobby + noun": ["group", "organization"],
                "preposition": ["lobby against", "lobby for"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "an organized attempt by a group of people to influence politicians on a particular issue",
            "labels": "(British English)",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a recent lobby of Parliament by nurses"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Many groups have together mounted a lobby against cuts in hospitals."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Residents have organized a lobby for improved local facilities."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Politics"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈlɒbi/",
                "audio": "lo/lobby/lobby__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈlɑːbi/",
                "audio": "lo/lobby/lobby__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘monastic cloister’): from medieval Latin lobia, lobium ‘covered walk, portico’. The verb sense (originally US) derives from the practice of frequenting the lobby of a house of legislature to influence its members into supporting a cause."
}