Lobby

See also: lobby

German

Etymology

Borrowed from English lobby. Doublet of Loggia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɔbi/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

Lobby f (genitive Lobby, plural Lobbys or (dated, proscribed) Lobbies)

1. lobby, foyer, vestibule (an entryway or reception area)

   Synonyms: Empfangshalle, Eingangshalle, Vorhalle, Wartehalle, Wandelhalle, Foyer

2. lobby (class or group of people who try to influence public officials; collectively, lobbyists)

Declension

Declension of Lobby [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Lobby	die	Lobbys, Lobbies1
genitive	einer	der	Lobby	der	Lobbys, Lobbies1
dative	einer	der	Lobby	den	Lobbys, Lobbies1
accusative	eine	die	Lobby	die	Lobbys, Lobbies1

¹Dated, now nonstandard and proscribed.

Related terms

• Lobbyismus
• Lobbyist

Further reading

• “Lobby” in Duden online
• “Lobby” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache