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Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

Synonyms for lobby

a large entrance or reception room or area

the people who support some common cause or business or principle or sectional interest

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a group of people who try actively to influence legislation

detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of

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Built and owned by the William Kaufman Organization and managed by Sage Realty Corporation, both lobbies were recently approved for makeovers.
It is commonly acknowledged that lobbies play a large role in shaping policy and that the pro-Israel lobby enjoys a near-monopoly on U.S.
* If an association joins a coalition that lobbies through its employees, the coalition must register and identify its employees.
First, focus market pressure on entrenched lobbies by exposing them to economic competition, especially through trade and deregulation.
"The design is fantastic, the new entrance and lobbies are world class, and the asset's performance will be forever improved with the retail space we identified."
Asked about how likely the Arab-American lobby was to gain influence in American politics, Mearsheimer said there was no comparison between the Arab and Israel lobbies. The Arab-American lobby lacks influence in the US because it is more "fractured" than the Israel lobby, and because the Arab community in the US comprises of recent immigrants who have yet to become fully assimilated into mainstream American society, he said.
An attractive design feature in many multi-floor buildings is the harmonious blending of open or enclosed elevator lobbies with the main lobby, workspaces, reception areas, or as appendages to atriums.
I had been asked to the hotel to interview Vang Pobzeb, head of something called the Lao Human Rights Council, an organization in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, that lobbies on behalf of the Hmong, a Laotian ethnic minority, and against closer relations between our country and the government of Laos.
Something similar seems to happen with lobbies: When government grows, they grow, and when government doesn't grow, they still grow, though maybe not as fast.
In determining the associated costs, is it relevant whether the company lobbies only with respect to discrete portions of the bill (say, the tax piece and nothing else)?
"As building owners and managers have stepped up security in their lobbies, Kastle Systems has accordingly enhanced and streamlined visitor registration," stated Mr.
"In a society dense with professional lobbies," he contends, "FDR's brand of experimental central government cannot exist."
Once upon a time glamorous hotel lobbies were commonplace.
So the students donated the $250 they raised from the sale of the pamphlets to Action for the Homeless, a group that lobbies the legislature to fund programs on homelessness.
The condition of the flooring, walls and lighting should at least be equal to that of the lobby; property managers should not neglect hallways, as they, even more so than lobbies, are the entrances into tenants' homes and offices.