Lobby

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See also: lobby

German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English lobby. Doublet of Loggia.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɔbi/
  • Audio(file)

Noun[edit]

Lobby f (genitive Lobby, plural Lobbys or (dated, proscribed) Lobbies)

  1. lobby, foyer, vestibule (an entryway or reception area)
    Synonyms: Empfangshalle, Eingangshalle, Vorhalle, Wartehalle, Wandelhalle, Foyer
  2. lobby (class or group of people who try to influence public officials; collectively, lobbyists)

Declension[edit]

Declension of Lobby [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Lobby die Lobbys, Lobbies1
genitive einer der Lobby der Lobbys, Lobbies1
dative einer der Lobby den Lobbys, Lobbies1
accusative eine die Lobby die Lobbys, Lobbies1

1Dated, now nonstandard and proscribed.

Related terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • “Lobby” in Duden online
  • “Lobby” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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