Hobby vs Lobby - What's the difference?
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An activity that one enjoys doing in one's spare time.
(horses) An extinct breed of horse native to the British Isles, also known as the
Any of four species of small falcons in the genus Falco'', especially ''Falco subbuteo .
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An entryway or reception area; vestibule; passageway; corridor.
That part of a hall of legislation not appropriated to the official use of the assembly.
A class or group of people who try to influence public officials; collectively, lobbyists.
(video games) A virtual area where players can chat and find opponents for a game.
(nautical) An apartment or passageway in the fore part of an old-fashioned cabin under the quarter-deck.
A confined place for cattle, formed by hedges, trees, or other fencing, near the farmyard.
(transitive) To attempt to influence (a public official or decision-maker) in favor of a specific opinion or cause.
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, title= (informal) scouse (from lobscouse)
* My mam cooked us lobby for tea last night.
As nouns the difference between hobby and lobby
is that hobby is an activity that one enjoys doing in one's spare time while lobby is an entryway or reception area; vestibule; passageway; corridor.As a proper noun Hobby
is {{surname|A=An|English|from=given names}.As a verb lobby is
to attempt to influence (a public official or decision-maker) in favor of a specific opinion or cause.hobby
English
Etymology 1
Shortened from (hobby-horse), from (etyl) hoby, hobyn, . The meaning of hobby-horse shifted from "small horse, pony" to "child's toy riding horse" to "favorite pastime or avocation" with the connecting notion being "activity that doesn't go anywhere". Possibly originally from a proper name for a horse, a diminutive of (Robert) or (Robin) (compare (dobbin)).Noun
(wikipedia hobby) (hobbies)- I like to collect stamps from different countries as a hobby .
Synonyms
* (activity done for enjoyment in spare time ): avocation, pastimeDerived terms
* hobbyistEtymology 2
From (etyl) hobet, from , diminutive of (hobe).Noun
(hobbies)- He hawked – from nearby Esher, Richard Fox sent a servant with a hobby , which Henry received enthusiastically – and hunted, sending a present of freshly slaughtered deer to Princess Mary.
Derived terms
* (African hobby), Falco cuvierii * (Australian hobby), Falco longipennis * (Eurasian hobby), Falco subbuteo * (Oriental hobby), Falco severuslobby
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) *(term), from , from (etyl) or (etyl).Noun
(lobbies)- I had to wait in the lobby for hours before seeing the doctor.
- The influence of the tobacco lobby has decreased considerably in the US.
Derived terms
* gun lobbyVerb
(en-verb)- For years, pro-life groups have continued to lobby hard for restrictions on abortion.
- The corporations don't have to lobby the government anymore. They are the government.
Cronies and capitols, passage=Policing the relationship between government and business in a free society is difficult. Businesspeople have every right to lobby governments, and civil servants to take jobs in the private sector.}}