lobby

ロビー、玄関ホール

建物に入ってすぐの、人が待ったり待ち合わせをしたりする場所。

やさしい英語で： An area just inside a building's entrance where people can wait or meet.

• Meet me in the lobby.
• The hotel lobby has comfortable chairs.
• Several guests were waiting in the lobby.

類義語： entrance hall, foyer

よく使う表現： hotel lobby, in the lobby, lobby entrance, entrance lobby

圧力団体、ロビー団体

自分たちの利益を支持するよう、政治家に働きかける人々の集まり。

やさしい英語で： A group of people who try to persuade politicians to support their interests.

• The farming lobby opposed the tax.
• A powerful business lobby supported the proposal.
• The gun lobby wants fewer restrictions on ownership.

類義語： pressure group, interest group

よく使う表現： business lobby, powerful lobby, antiwar lobby

牛の囲い

農場の建物の近くにある、柵や植物で囲まれた牛を置く小さな場所。

やさしい英語で： A small area near farm buildings, enclosed by fences or plants, where cattle are kept.

• The cows stood in the lobby.
• A hedge enclosed the lobby beside the farmyard.
• The farmer opened the lobby gate for the cattle.

類義語： cowyard, paddock

よく使う表現： farmyard lobby, cattle lobby

働きかける、ロビー活動をする

権限を持つ人に、特定の考えや決定を支持するよう働きかける。

やさしい英語で： To try to persuade someone in authority to support a particular idea or decision.

• They lobby for better schools.
• Businesses lobbied the government to lower taxes.
• Who is lobbying against the proposal?

使い方： lobby someone to do something (We lobbied the council to protect the park.); lobby for something (Parents are lobbying for safer crossings.); lobby against something (The group lobbied against the new tax.)

類義語： campaign, press, petition

よく使う表現： lobby for something, lobby against something, lobby the government