| Main Entry: | lobby |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | entrance hall |
Synonyms: |
antechamber, corridor, doorway, foyer, gateway, hall, hallway, passage, passageway, porch, vestibule, waiting room |
| Main Entry: | lobby |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | press for political action |
Synonyms: |
advance, affect, alter, bill, billboard, boost, bring pressure to bear, build up, campaign for, change, drum, exert influence, further, hard sell, high pressure, hype*, induce, influence, make a pitch for, modify, persuade, pitch, plug, politick, press, pressure, procure, promote, pull strings, push, put pressure on, request, sell, sell on, soft-sell, soft-soap, solicit, solicit votes, splash, spot, sway, sweet-talk, thump, urge |
| Main Entry: | campaign |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | attempt to win political election |
Synonyms: |
agitate, barnstorm, canvass, contend for, contest, crusade, electioneer, go to grass roots, hit the trail, lobby, mend fences, muckrake, mudsling, politick, press the flesh, ring doorbells, run, run for, shake hands and kiss babies, solicit votes, stand for, stump, tour, whistle-stop |
| Main Entry: | clique |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | group of friends |
Synonyms: |
Mafia, bunch, cabal, camarilla, camp, circle, clan, club, coterie, crew, crowd, crush, faction, gang, in-group, insiders, lobby, mob, organization, outfit, pack, posse, ring, set, society |
| Main Entry: | concourse |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | passageway |
Synonyms: |
avenue, boulevard, entrance, foyer, hall, highway, lobby, lounge, meeting place, path, rallying point, road, street |
| Main Entry: | corridor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | hallway |
Synonyms: |
aisle, couloir, entrance hall, entranceway, foyer, hall, ingress, lobby, passage, passageway |
| Main Entry: | entrance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | a way into a place |
Synonyms: |
access, approach, archway, avenue, corridor, door, doorway, entry, entryway, gate, gateway, hall, hallway, ingress, inlet, lobby, opening, passage, passageway, path, porch, port, portal, portico, staircase, threshold, vestibule, way |
Antonyms: |
exit |
| Main Entry: | entry |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | way in to a place |
Synonyms: |
access, adit, approach, avenue, door, doorway, entrance, foyer, gate, hall, ingress, ingression, inlet, lobby, opening, passage, passageway, portal, threshold, vestibule |
Antonyms: |
egress, exit |
| Main Entry: | faction |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | group sharing a belief or cause |
Synonyms: |
band, bloc, bunch, cabal, camp, caucus, cell, circle, clan, clique, club, coalition, combination, combine, combo, concern, conclave, confederacy, conspiracy, contingent, coterie, crew, crowd, design, division, entente, gang, guild, insiders, intrigue, junta, knot, lobby, machine, minority, mob, network, offshoot, outfit, partnership, party, pressure group, ring, schism, sect, section, sector, set, side, splinter group, team, unit, wing |
| Notes: | a faction is a group of people forming a cohesive, usually contentious, minority from within a larger group; a fraction is a small part or item of something forming a piece of a whole |
Antonyms: |
entirety, total, whole |
| Main Entry: | foyer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | receiving area |
Synonyms: |
antechamber, anteroom, entrance hall, lobby, reception, vestibule |