lobby
noun [C] (PRESSURE GROUP) /ˈlɒb.i/
/ˈlɑː.bi/ Definition
› a group of people who try to persuade the government or an official group to do something: the anti-smoking lobbyGroups of peopleActivism and pressure groups
(Definition of lobby noun (PRESSURE GROUP) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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