German Conversation · Level 8
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German word
Lobby
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈlɔbi/
Meaning
- feminine nounlobby
Example
Die Lobby des Hotels ist sehr groß.
The hotel lobby is very spacious.
More examples
Viele Bürger forderten, den Einfluss der Lobby auf Abgeordnete zu reduzieren.
Many citizens demanded that the lobby's influence on lawmakers be reduced.
Core concept
A shared entrance space where people gather, extended to the organized group gathered to influence decisions.
Common phrases
eine einflussreiche Lobby bilden
form an influential lobby
den Einfluss der Lobby begrenzen
limit the lobby's influence
sich gegen die Lobby stellen
take a stand against the lobby
Similar words
Foyer: A spacious area near a building entrance where visitors enter, leave, or rest.
Empfangshalle: A large entrance hall designed to receive and welcome visitors.
Vorhalle: A small room just inside an entrance for brief stays.
Lobbyismus: Organized efforts to influence policy decisions by groups or individuals.
Definition in German
Ein aus dem Englischen entlehntes Substantiv, das meist den Eingangsbereich eines Gebäudes bezeichnet und übertragen auch eine Interessengruppe bezeichnen kann.
Word origin
German Lobby is borrowed from English lobby, which traces back through Italian loggia to a medieval Latin word for a covered passage or hall.
Usage tips
- Lobby is feminine in German, so the forms are die Lobby, der Lobby, and die Lobbys in the plural.
Other meanings
- pressure groupnoun
Opposites
- Gegenlobbycounter-lobbynoun
Related words
- Lobbyarbeitlobbyingnoun
- lobbyistischlobbying-relatedadjective
- Lobbyistlobbyistnoun