## Meanings
1. A large entrance area or waiting room inside a building.
2. A group of people who try to influence politicians on a particular issue.
3. To try to persuade a government or official to support a cause.

## Examples
- I waited in the hotel lobby until my friend arrived.
- The gun lobby strongly opposed the new law.
- For years, these groups have lobbied hard for stricter pollution laws.

## Derived Forms
- lobbier
- lobbygate
- lobbyism
- lobbyist
- lobbylike
- lobbyman

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *lewbʰ- (cut off)
- Root: lobia
- Root: *laubijā

## Etymology
From Medieval Latin lobia, lobium, laubia (“a portico, covered way, gallery”), borrowed from Frankish *laubijā (“arbour, shelter”), related to Old English lēaf (“foliage”). More at leaf. Doublet of leaf, lodge, and loggia. Political sense derives from the entrance hall of legislatures, where people traditionally tried to influence legislators because it was the most convenient place to meet them.

## AI Etymology
Lobby comes from Medieval Latin lobia, lobium, laubia (“a portico, covered way, gallery”), borrowed from Frankish *laubijā (“arbour, shelter”), related to Old English lēaf (“foliage”). More at leaf. Doublet of leaf, lodge, and loggia. In present-day English its meanings include a large entrance area or waiting room inside a building, a group of people who try to influence politicians on a particular issue, and to try to persuade a government or official to support a cause. The historical chain runs through *lewbʰ- (cut off) (Proto-Indo-European), lobia (la-med), and *laubijā (frk). Related and derived forms include lobbier, lobbygate, and lobbyism.

## Topics
- Law & Government

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