A class or group of people who try to lobby or influence public officials; collectively, lobbyists, a large entrance or reception room or area, Persons who occupy or resort to the lobby or the approaches to a legislative chamber for the purpose of transacting business with the members, and especially of influencing their official action or votes, verb_ detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors, transitive verb_ US To urge the adoption or passage of by soliciting members of a legislative body; ; -- also used with the legislators as object, intransitive verb_ US To address or solicit members of a legislative body in the lobby or elsewhere, with the purpose to influence their votes; in an extended sense, to try to influence decision-makers in any circumstance, To try to influence public officials on behalf of or against (proposed legislation, for example)