In some American cities, peer-to-peer taxi services have been banned after lobbying by traditional taxi firms.
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柯林斯高階英漢雙解學習詞典釋義
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向（政府官員、委員會委員等）進行游說（或疏通）
If you lobby someone such as a member of a government or council, you try to persuade them that a particular law should be changed or that a particular thing should be done.
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Carers from all over the UK lobbied Parliament last week to demand a better financial deal...英國各地的家庭看護人員上周向議會游說，要求改善經濟待遇。Gun control advocates are lobbying hard for new laws...槍械管制支持者正努力游說通過新法。
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游說團體；活動集團
A lobby is a group of people who represent a particular organization or campaign, and try to persuade a government or council to help or support them.
例句
Agricultural interests are some of the most powerful lobbies in Washington...農業利益集團是華盛頓最具影響力的游說團體之一。He set up this lobby of independent producers.他組織了這個由獨立生產商組成的游說團。
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（旅館等大型建筑的）門廳，大廳，大堂
In a hotel or other large building, the lobby is the area near the entrance that usually has corridors and staircases leading off it.
例句
I met her in the lobby of the museum.我在博物館的前廳遇見了她。