Lobby

A lobby can be:

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• An entryway or waiting area, such as a foyer, from the Latin word lobium, or vestibule.
• A generic term for groups involved in lobbying, such as the "petroleum lobby" , "jewish lobby" or "environmental lobby", or as a verb such as "trying to lobby Parliament or Congress to change the law".

The former term led to the latter term, as those trying to change the laws often gather in the lobby of a capitol, to catch legislators as they come and go about their business. The location in the UK Houses of Parliament where constituents can meet their MP is Central Lobby.

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It has been suggested that the term lobbyist was coined by President Ulysses Grant, who, while seeking seclusion in the lobby of the Willard InterContinental Washington hotel to enjoy some peace, kept being approached by people seeking his ear http://walkerrowe.com/willard.html however this cannot be confirmed.

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Capitol: Capitol is the name generally given to the building in which the executive and/or legislative branches of government are housed. The term is most often used by republics. The city or town in which a capitol building resides is called the capital of the entity which that particular government has j...

Legislator: A legislator is a person who writes and passes laws, especially someone who is a member of a legislature. Legislators are usually politicians and are often elected by the people, as is in the United States. Legislators may be supra-national (for example, the European Parliament), national (for exa...

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Lobby related Images and Photos (experimental)

Hotel Lobby	Lobby of the White House at Washington	Lobby of the Cleveland Public Library's Main Branch	Members' Lobby Houses of Parliament 1872-73
Stained Glass Lobby Ceiling Bellagio Casino Las Vegas Nevada USA	Belles on their Toes Lobby Card Debra Paget Hoagy Carmichael Myrna Loy 1952	Woman Crossing Bridge Between Lobby and Accomodation Area at Four Seasons Tented Camp	True to the Navy Clara Bow on Jumbo Lobby Card 1930
French Actor Jacques Tati Looking at the High Ceiling of an Office Lobby