Lobby may refer to: *

Lobby (room) A lobby is a room in a building used for entry from the outside. Sometimes referred to as a foyer, reception area or an entrance hall, it is often a large room or complex of rooms (in a theatre, opera house, concert hall, showroom, cinema, etc. ...

, an entranceway or foyer in a building *

Lobbying In politics, lobbying, persuasion or interest representation is the act of lawfully attempting to influence the actions, policies, or decisions of government officials, most often legislators or members of regulatory agencies. Lobbying, which ...

, the action or the group used to influence a viewpoint to politicians :*

Lobbying in the United States Lobbying in the United States describes paid activity in which special interest groups hire well-connected professional advocates, often lawyers, to argue for specific legislation in decision-making bodies such as the United States Congress. I ...

, specific to the United States *

Lobby (food) Lobby or lobbies is a traditional stew or casserole, containing chicken or corned beef, potatoes, carrots, peas, and onion. Usually made out of the leftover Sunday roast to make a 2nd meal Background Lobby is a traditional North Staffordshi ...

, a thick stew made in Leigh, Greater Manchester and North Staffordshire, like Lancashire Hotpot *

Lobby (band) Lobby was a Slovak Eurodance band active between 1995 and 2001. They released four studio albums and sang in Slovak, English, and Spanish. The band was made up of Martina Ostatníková, Andrej Dziak, Milan Michalík, Karol Bližnák and, until ...

, a Slovak Eurodance band *

The Lobby The terms the Lobby and Lobby journalists collectively characterise the political journalists in the United Kingdom Houses of Parliament. The term derives from the special access they receive to the Members' Lobby. Lobby journalism refers to t ...

, (UK) parliamentary journalists receiving privileged political access in exchange for sourcing anonymity *

Lobby Hero ''Lobby Hero'' is a play by Kenneth Lonergan. It premiered Off-Broadway in 2001. Production history ''Lobby Hero'' premiered Off-Broadway at Playwrights Horizons, on March 13, 2001, and closed on April 15, 2001, reopening at the John Houseman ...

, a play by Kenneth Lonergan * ''

Hotel Lobby ''Hotel Lobby'' is a 1943 oil painting on canvas by American Realist visual arts, realist painter Edward Hopper; it is held in the collection of the Indianapolis Museum of Art (IMA), in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. Description The pain ...

'', an oil painting on canvas by American realist painter Edward Hopper *

The Lobby (improv) The Lobby was an improvisational comedy group based in Southern California. Unlike many improv groups, which are composed of many members who perform on a rotating basis, The Lobby was a small, close-knit group. The audience got to know each of the ...

, an improvisational comedy group based in Southern California * ''The Lobby'', a documentary series by

Al Jazeera Al Jazeera ( ar, الجزيرة, translit-std=DIN, translit=al-jazīrah, , "The Island") is a state-owned Arabic-language international radio and TV broadcaster of Qatar. It is based in Doha and operated by the media conglomerate Al Jazeera ...

* ''The Lobby'', a film by Fathia Absie

People with the name

* "Lobby", nickname of Seymour de Lotbiniere (1905–1984), English broadcasting executive and pioneer of outside broadcasts * Lobby Loyde (1941–2007), Australian rock music guitarist, songwriter and producer

Fictional characters

Lobby Lud Lobby Lud is a fictional character created in August 1927 by the ''Westminster Gazette'', a British newspaper, now defunct. The character was used in readers' prize competitions during the summer period. Anonymous employees visited seaside resor ...

, a fictional character invented in August 1927 by the British newspaper ''Westminster Gazette''

People with the name

Fictional characters

See also