lobby 3
noundomain: group
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
an interest group that tries to influence legislators or bureaucrats to act in their favor, typically through lobbying
Hypernym
interest 6
noun
(usually plural) a social group whose members control some field of activity and who have common aims
political unit 1
noun
a unit with political responsibilities
EnglishDerivationally related form
lobbyist 1
noun
someone who is employed to persuade legislators to vote for legislation that favors the lobbyist's employer
lobby 1
verb
detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors
Hyponym
a powerful lobby that advocates the right to own and bear arms and rejects any gun regulation by the government
