lobby

IPA(Pronunciation)

/lɒbi/

Japanese Meaning

建物の入口付近、玄関ロビー、受付や待合エリア / 立法機関において、公式な会議室とは別に設けられた部分

She waited in the hotel lobby for her friend to arrive.

彼女は友人が到着するのをホテルのロビーで待っていた。

Sense（1）

An entryway or reception area; vestibule; passageway; corridor.

I had to wait in the lobby for hours before seeing the doctor.

Sense（2）

That part of a hall of legislation not appropriated to the official use of the assembly.

Sense（3）

(politics) A class or group of interested people who try to influence public officials; collectively, lobbyists.

The influence of the tobacco lobby has decreased considerably in the US.

Sense（4）

(video games) A virtual area where players can chat and find opponents for a game.

Sense（5）

(nautical) An apartment or passageway in the fore part of an old-fashioned cabin under the quarter-deck.

Sense（6）

A confined place for cattle, formed by hedges, trees, or other fencing, near the farmyard.

Sense（7）

A margin along either side of the playing field in the sport of kabaddi.

Sense（8）

(when preceded by "elevator") A waiting area in front of a bank of elevators.

lobbies

（ plural ）