Lobby vs. Gallery

Lobby vs. Gallery — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Lobby and Gallery

Lobbynoun

An entryway or reception area; vestibule; passageway; corridor.

I had to wait in the lobby for hours before seeing the doctor.

Gallerynoun

An institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of works of art.

Lobbynoun

That part of a hall of legislation not appropriated to the official use of the assembly.

Gallerynoun

An establishment that buys, sells, and displays works of art.

Lobbynoun

A class or group of people who try to influence public officials; collectively, lobbyists.

The influence of the tobacco lobby has decreased considerably in the US.

Gallerynoun

The uppermost seating area projecting from the rear or side walls of a theater, concert hall, or auditorium.

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Lobbynoun

(video games) A virtual area where players can chat and find opponents for a game.

Gallerynoun

A roofed promenade, especially one extending along the wall of a building and supported by arches or columns on the outer side

Lobbynoun

(nautical) An apartment or passageway in the fore part of an old-fashioned cabin under the quarter-deck.

Gallerynoun

The spectators of an event, collectively.

Lobbynoun

A confined place for cattle, formed by hedges, trees, or other fencing, near the farmyard.

Gallerynoun

(computing) A browsable collection of images, font styles, etc.

a gallery of image thumbnailsa clip-art gallery in a wordprocessor
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Lobbynoun

A margin along either side of the playing field in the sport of kabaddi.

Gallerynoun

(fortification) A covered passage cut through the earth or masonry.

Lobbyverb

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

For years, pro-life groups have continued to lobby hard for restrictions on abortion.

Gallerynoun

(mining) a level or drive in a mine.

Lobbynoun

a large entrance or reception room or area

Galleryverb

(Trinidad and Tobago) To show off

Lobbynoun

a group of people who try actively to influence legislation

Gallerynoun

spectators at a golf or tennis match

Lobbyverb

detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors

Gallerynoun

a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed)

Gallerynoun

a room or series of rooms where works of art are exhibited

Gallerynoun

a long usually narrow room used for some specific purpose;

shooting gallery

Gallerynoun

a covered corridor (especially one extending along the wall of a building and supported with arches or columns)

Gallerynoun

narrow recessed balcony area along an upper floor on the interior of a building; usually marked by a colonnade

Gallerynoun

a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine;

they dug a drift parallel with the vein