lobby
noun
an entrance hall, corridor, or vestibule, as in a public building, often serving as an anteroom; foyer.
lobbying
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present participleof lobby.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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“I do not believe that lobbying for that job would have been successful, and I wanted to work for it. I wanted to audition for it.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
Fannie’s new forecast largely mirrored a separate prediction published earlier this week by the Mortgage Bankers Association, an industry lobbying group.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026
“He is increasingly playing the dual role of founder and diplomat,” said Joseph Hoefer, chief AI officer at lobbying firm Monument Advocacy, which represents tech companies but not Anthropic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
The families, who first filed the lawsuit in 2002, spent several years lobbying US Congress to pass an amendment to the foreign sovereign immunity law to allow the case to go ahead.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Once he arrived safely in Rome, Ptolemy went to work lobbying for support.
From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby
