Lobby (noun)
An entryway or reception area; vestibule; passageway; corridor.
“I had to wait in the lobby for hours before seeing the doctor.”
Lobby (noun)
That part of a hall of legislation not appropriated to the official use of the assembly.
Lobby (noun)
A class or group of people who try to influence public officials; collectively, lobbyists.
“The influence of the tobacco lobby has decreased considerably in the US.”
Lobby (noun)
A virtual area where players can chat and find opponents for a game.
Lobby (noun)
An apartment or passageway in the fore part of an old-fashioned cabin under the quarter-deck.
Lobby (noun)
A confined place for cattle, formed by hedges, trees, or other fencing, near the farmyard.
Lobby (noun)
A margin along either side of the playing field in the sport of kabaddi.
Lobby (verb)
To attempt to influence (a public official or decision-maker) in favor of a specific opinion or cause.
“For years, pro-life groups have continued to lobby hard for restrictions on abortion.”
Reception (noun)
The act of receiving.
Reception (noun)
The act or ability to receive radio or similar signals.
“We have poor TV reception in the valley.”
“The new system provides exceptional quality of the reception signal.”
Reception (noun)
A social engagement, usually to formally welcome someone.
“After the wedding we proceeded to the reception.”
Reception (noun)
A reaction; the treatment received on first talking to a person, arriving at a place, etc.
“The ambassador’s jokes met a cold reception.”
Reception (noun)
The desk of a hotel or office where guests are received.
Reception (noun)
The school year, or part thereof, between preschool and Year 1, when children are introduced to formal education.
Reception (noun)
The conscious adoption or transplantation of legal phenomena from a different culture.
Reception (noun)
the action or process of receiving something sent, given, or inflicted
“sensation is not the passive reception of stimuli”
Reception (noun)
the way in which a person or group of people reacts to someone or something
“the election budget got a stony reception in the City”
Reception (noun)
a formal social occasion held to welcome someone or to celebrate an event
“a wedding reception”
Reception (noun)
the formal or ceremonious welcoming of a guest
“his reception by the Prime Minister”
Reception (noun)
the action of admitting someone to a place, group, or institution or the process of being admitted
“their reception into the Church”
Reception (noun)
the process of receiving broadcast signals
“a microchip that will allow parents to block reception of violent programmes”
Reception (noun)
the quality of broadcast signals received
“I had to put up with poor radio reception”
Reception (noun)
the area in a hotel or organization where guests and visitors are greeted and dealt with
“wait for me downstairs in reception”
“the reception desk”
Reception (noun)
the first class in an infant or primary school
“my son is in reception”
“the reception class”
Reception (noun)
an act of catching a pass
“his 49 receptions included six touchdowns”