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1lobby — ▪ I. lobby lob‧by 1 [ˈlɒbi ǁ ˈlɑːbi] noun lobbies PLURALFORM [countable] 1. a group of people with similar interests who try to persuade a government that a particular law or situation should be changed: • Opposition to the new law is expected… …
2lobby — lob|by1 [ˈlɔbi US ˈla:bi] n plural lobbies [Date: 1500 1600; : Medieval Latin; Origin: lobium covered way for walking ] 1.) a wide passage or large hall just inside the entrance to a public building = ↑foyer ▪ a hotel lobby ▪ I ll meet you in the …
3lobby — 1 noun (C) 1 a wide passage or large hall just inside the entrance to a public building: a hotel lobby compare foyer (1) 2 a group of people who try to persuade a government that a particular law or situation should be changed: The tobacco lobby… …
4lobbying — lobby lobby 2 verb lobbied PTandPP [intransitive, transitive] to try to persuade a government that a particular law or situation should be changed: • The financial community is expected to continue lobbying Congress to introduce new legislation.… …
5support — The place on a chart where the buying of futures contracts is sufficient to halt a price decline. Chicago Board of Trade glossary A horizontal price range where price hovers due to buying pressure before attempting a downward move. The CENTER… …
6minister — noun 1 (BrE) member of the government ADJECTIVE ▪ prime ▪ chief, principal (both historical) ▪ deputy ▪ junior, senior …
7membership — mem‧ber‧ship [ˈmembəʆɪp ǁ ər ] noun [uncountable] 1. the fact of being a member of a club or an organization: • Both countries are now applying for membership of the European Union. 2. the number of people who belong to a club or an organization …
8travel — ▪ I. travel trav‧el 1 [ˈtrævl] noun [uncountable] TRAVEL the activity of going from one place to another, or to several different places, by air, road, rail etc: • The drop in revenue reflected lower levels of domestic travel (= within your own… …
9Congressman, Congresswoman — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ Democratic, Republican ▪ conservative, liberal ▪ local ▪ leading ▪ incumbent …
10American and British English differences — For the Wikipedia editing policy on use of regional variants in Wikipedia, see Wikipedia:Manual of style#National varieties of English. This is one of a series of articles about the differences between British English and American English, which …
