lobbies
Hotel reception areas
Lobbies is the plural of lobby—entrance halls or waiting areas in buildings like hotels, theaters, and office buildings: The hotel lobbies were packed with convention guests.
Lobbies also names groups that try to influence legislators or officials: pharmaceutical lobbies, gun lobbies.
As a verb form, lobbies means to attempt such influence: She lobbies Congress on behalf of environmental groups.
Building's entrance room
- atriumRoofed central hall
- receptionAct of receiving guests
- vestibuleEnclosed space between doors
- doorwayPassage into a room
threshold · portal · entryway · antechamber · rotunda · corridor · mezzanine · elevator
Official enactment of statutes
- petitionFormal written appeal
- grassrootsCommon people as political base
- activismDirect effort for reform
- influencePower to affect others
policy · coalition · stakeholder · testimony · amendment · bills · parliament · advocate
Power to affect others
- swayRock back and forth
- persuadeCause to believe
- argueVerbally oppose another's view
- cajolePersuade through flattery
pressure · convince · manipulate · coerce · enlist · campaign · petition · rally
Act of receiving guests
- conciergeGuest services attendant
- check-inRegistering one's presence
- bellhopHotel luggage attendant
- luggageTraveler's packed containers
guest · reservation · front-desk · keycard · porter · valet · amenities · lounge
Ordered waiting line
- patienceCalm during delays
- delayEnforced waiting period
- anticipationState of awaiting something
- idleWithout activity or purpose
boredom · restlessness · appointment · reception · interval · pause · standby · lounge
foyer
Building's entrance room
doorway · threshold · portal · entryway · antechamber · rotunda · corridor · mezzanine · elevator · staircase
legislation
Official enactment of statutes
- petitionFormal written appeal
- grassrootsCommon people as political base
- activismDirect effort for reform
influence · policy · coalition · stakeholder · testimony · amendment · bills · parliament · advocate · pressure
influence
Power to affect others
cajole · pressure · convince · manipulate · coerce · enlist · campaign · petition · rally · canvassing
reception
Act of receiving guests
luggage · guest · reservation · front-desk · keycard · porter · valet · amenities · lounge · seating
queue
Ordered waiting line
- patienceCalm during delays
- delayEnforced waiting period
- anticipationState of awaiting something
idle · boredom · restlessness · appointment · reception · interval · pause · standby · lounge · seating
- bank architecturebank vaults, marble floors, grand halls, vaults, safe deposit boxes
- City Hall Featurestown halls, civic centers, municipal buildings, clock towers, domes
- game mechanicslevels, rules, cooldown, points, health points
- hotelshotel staff, hotel room, accommodations, hotelier, innkeeper
- Auditorium Thingsstages, seating, aisles, balconies, microphones
- building featuresentrance, entrances, exits, elevator, elevators
lobbiesinner sanctums
Most private, protected spaces
back rooms · restricted areas · executive suites · backrooms · VIP rooms
lobbiesgrassroots movements
Citizen-led collective action
populist movements · mass protests · public demonstrations · boycotts · general public
lobbiesabstains
Deliberately doesn't partake
withdraws · ignores · disengages · acquiesces · defers
- hotel lobbiesInn entrance gathering spaces
- gun lobbiesFirearm interest groups