lobbies
A lobby is a group of people who represent a particular organization or campaign, and try to persuade a government or council to help or support them.
Agricultural interests are some of the most powerful lobbies in Washington.
农业利益集团是华盛顿最有影响力的游说团体之一。
In a hotel or other large building, the lobby is the area near the entrance that usually has corridors and staircases leading off it.
I met her in the lobby of the museum.
我在博物馆大厅遇到了她。
lobbies , lobbying , lobbied
If you lobby someone such as a member of a government or council, you try to persuade them that a particular law should be changed or that a particular thing should be done.
The Wilderness Society lobbied Congress to authorize the Endangered Species Act.
荒野协会游说国会批准《濒危物种法》。