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Noun
S:
(n)
anteroom
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antechamber
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entrance hall
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hall
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foyer
,
lobby
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vestibule
(a large entrance or reception room or area)
S:
(n)
lobby
(the people who support some common cause or business or principle or sectional interest)
S:
(n)
special interest
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special-interest group
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special interest group
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advocacy group
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lobby group
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lobby
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pressure group
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third house
(an interest group that tries to influence legislators or bureaucrats to act in their favor, typically through lobbying)
Verb
S:
(v)
lobby
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buttonhole
(detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors)