Lobby

Noun

 * 1) An entryway or reception area; vestibule.
 * I had to wait in the lobby for hours before seeing the doctor.
 * 1) A class or group of people who try to lobby or influence public officials; collectively, lobbyists.

Verb

 * 1)  To attempt to influence (a public official or decision-maker) in favor of a specific opinion or cause.

Adjectives for Lobby
commodious; magnificent; new; busy; quiet; economical; impressive; appointed; cheer- verbs appropriate—;  decorate—;   frequent—; lounge in—; pace—; page in—; retire to —; retreat to—; throng—; wait; inconnects; —echoes with; —resounds; — swarms.

Thesaurus
Rasputin, Svengali, VIP, access, act on, advocate, approach, bad influence, bear upon, big wheel, blandish, cajole, call on, call upon, coax, constitute, corridor, court, decree, draw, draw on, eminence grise, enact, enact laws, entrance, entrance hall, entranceway, entry, entryway, exert influence, exhort, filibuster, five-percenter, foyer, friend at court, galilee, get cozy with, get the floor, good influence, gray eminence, hall, hallway, have the floor, heavyweight, hidden hand, high-pressure, importune, influence, influence peddler, influencer, ingroup, insist, insist upon, jawbone, key, kill, kingmaker, lead on, legislate, legislative lobby, lobby through, lobbyer, lobbyist, logroll, lords of creation, magnetize, make advances, make overtures, make up to, man of influence, manipulator, nag, narthex, open sesame, ordain, parliamentary agent, pass, persuade, pigeonhole, plead with, pocket, portal, portico, powers that be, press, pressure, pressure group, promote, propylaeum, pull strings, push, put in force, put through, railroad through, reception room, recommend, registered lobbyist, roll logs, sinister influence, soft-soap, special interests, special-interest group, special-interest lobby, stoa, sway, sweet-talk, table, take the floor, the Establishment, threshold, urge, very important person, vestibule, veto, wheedle, wheeler-dealer, wire-pull, wire-puller, work on, yield the floor