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The challenge for Muslims in America is to respect the fears of ordinary people while resisting the exploitation of those fears by political parties, lobbies and sectors of the media. To meet this challenge, Muslims must reassess their own involvement, behavior and contributions in American society.
Tariq Ramadan

Meaning of "lobbies" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LOBBIES

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LOBBIES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Lobbies is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb lobbies in English.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO LOBBIES

PRESENT

Present
I lobby
you lobby
he/she/it lobbies
we lobby
you lobby
they lobby
Present continuous
I am lobbying
you are lobbying
he/she/it is lobbying
we are lobbying
you are lobbying
they are lobbying
Present perfect
I have lobbied
you have lobbied
he/she/it has lobbied
we have lobbied
you have lobbied
they have lobbied
Present perfect continuous
I have been lobbying
you have been lobbying
he/she/it has been lobbying
we have been lobbying
you have been lobbying
they have been lobbying
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I lobbied
you lobbied
he/she/it lobbied
we lobbied
you lobbied
they lobbied
Past continuous
I was lobbying
you were lobbying
he/she/it was lobbying
we were lobbying
you were lobbying
they were lobbying
Past perfect
I had lobbied
you had lobbied
he/she/it had lobbied
we had lobbied
you had lobbied
they had lobbied
Past perfect continuous
I had been lobbying
you had been lobbying
he/she/it had been lobbying
we had been lobbying
you had been lobbying
they had been lobbying
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will lobby
you will lobby
he/she/it will lobby
we will lobby
you will lobby
they will lobby
Future continuous
I will be lobbying
you will be lobbying
he/she/it will be lobbying
we will be lobbying
you will be lobbying
they will be lobbying
Future perfect
I will have lobbied
you will have lobbied
he/she/it will have lobbied
we will have lobbied
you will have lobbied
they will have lobbied
Future perfect continuous
I will have been lobbying
you will have been lobbying
he/she/it will have been lobbying
we will have been lobbying
you will have been lobbying
they will have been lobbying
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would lobbies
you would lobbies
he/she/it would lobbies
we would lobbies
you would lobbies
they would lobbies
Conditional continuous
I would be lobbying
you would be lobbying
he/she/it would be lobbying
we would be lobbying
you would be lobbying
they would be lobbying
Conditional perfect
I would have lobbies
you would have lobbies
he/she/it would have lobbies
we would have lobbies
you would have lobbies
they would have lobbies
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been lobbying
you would have been lobbying
he/she/it would have been lobbying
we would have been lobbying
you would have been lobbying
they would have been lobbying
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you lobby
we let´s lobby
you lobby
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to lobby
Past participle
lobbied
Present Participle
lobbying
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LOBBIES

lob
Lobachevsky
lobar
lobate
lobated
lobately
lobation
lobbed
lobber
lobbied
lobbing
lobby
lobby correspondent
lobbyer
lobbygow
lobbying
lobbyism
lobbyist
lobe
lobectomies

WORDS THAT END LIKE LOBBIES

babies
bobbies
boobies
brumbies
crybabies
derbies
dobbies
gobies
heebie-jeebies
hobbies
hubbies
lullabies
rabies
rubbies
rubies
scabies
Stubbies
tabbies
the heebie-jeebies
wallabies

Synonyms and antonyms of lobbies in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «LOBBIES»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «lobbies» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of lobbies

Translation of «lobbies» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LOBBIES

Find out the translation of lobbies to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of lobbies from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «lobbies» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

大厅
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

lobbies
570 millions of speakers

English

lobbies
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लॉबी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

جماعات الضغط
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

вестибюли
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

lobbies
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দরবার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

lobbies
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lobbies
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Lobbys
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ロビー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

로비
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lobbies
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vận động hành lang
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இயக்கங்களும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लॉबी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

lobileri
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

lobbies
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

hole
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вестибюлі
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lobby-uri
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λόμπι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lobby
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lobbygrupper
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lobbyer
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of lobbies

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LOBBIES»

The term «lobbies» is quite widely used and occupies the 37.927 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LOBBIES» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «lobbies» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «lobbies» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about lobbies

EXAMPLES

2 QUOTES WITH «LOBBIES»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word lobbies.
1
Tariq Ramadan
The challenge for Muslims in America is to respect the fears of ordinary people while resisting the exploitation of those fears by political parties, lobbies and sectors of the media. To meet this challenge, Muslims must reassess their own involvement, behavior and contributions in American society.
2
Naomi Wolf
It is fairly well-known what has been behind that climate change denial in America: vast sums pumped into an ignorance industry by the oil and gas lobbies.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LOBBIES»

Discover the use of lobbies in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lobbies and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Hotel bars and lobbies
This design resource provides architects, designers and urbane travellers with a tour of the world's hotel bars and lobbies, in a wide range of building types and geographic locations, from Marrakech to London to Bangkok.
Carol Berens, 1997
2
Hotel Lobbies and Lounges: The Architecture of Professional ...
Including case studies addressing contemporary developments in hotel planning and design, and illustrated throughout, this volume is an innovative and insightful contribution to architectural and interior design literature"--
Tom Avermaete, Anne Massey, 2012
3
Ethnic Lobbies And US Foreign Policy
Which groups are the most influential, and why? David Paul considers the relative impact of 38 ethnic lobbies to determine whether'and if so, how'they affect the course of US foreign policy.
David M. Paul, Rachel Anderson Paul, 2009
4
Business Lobbies and the Power Structure in America: ...
Jacobs argues that their unwillingness to compromise with labor and other social groups has made lobbies a barrier to policy-making and a source of social injustice.
David C. Jacobs, 1999
5
U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East: the role of lobbies ...
Exposes the power of pro-Israeli lobby groups in US politics.
Janice J. Terry, 2005
6
New Lobbies and Waiting Rooms
This gloriously illustrated volume covers 45 projects, divided into three categories: Commercial (hotels, day spas, sports centers, senior centers, assisted living facilities) Public (museums, schools, government buildings) Corporate ...
‎2008
7
Lobbies and Lobbyists: In Whose Best Interest?
Examines the influence of lobbying practices on governmental activities.
Alvin Wolf, 1976
8
Power Rooms: Executive Offices, Corporate Lobbies, and ...
Look into Americas most notable corporate atriums, boardrooms, lobbies, seating areas, and executive offices and experience their powerful interior designs.
Jack D. Neith, Oleta Neith, 2007
9
After the revolution: PACs, lobbies, and the Republican Congress
"This edited collection of original commissioned essays tells the important story of how interest groups and PACs (Political Action Committees) from business, labor, and other activist organizations have worked with the changing rules ...
Robert Biersack, Paul S. Herrnson, Clyde Wilcox, 1999
10
Hotel: An American History
Whether through the willingness of hotelkeepers or the insistence of the local public, as early as the 18305 it was accepted practice that white people could enter hotel lobbies and spend time there without having to explain themselves.
A. K. Sandoval-Strausz, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LOBBIES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lobbies is used in the context of the following news items.
1
State senator lobbies officials in deal his law firm sought - NY Daily …
State senator lobbies Workers Compensation officials in deal his law firm sought. BY Glenn Blain. NEW YORK DAILY NEWS. Monday, July 20 ... «New York Daily News, Jul 15»
2
Area black belt lobbies for female record board breaker …
CARBONDALE — A local taekwondo master and business owner has started a campaign to get a record-breaking board breaker included in ... «Glenwood Springs Post Independent, Jul 15»
3
Charter lobbies up in merger bid | TheHill
Charter lobbies up in merger bid. By David McCabe - 07/19/15 06:00 AM EDT. Charter Communications is ramping up its Washington lobbying operations as ... «The Hill, Jul 15»
4
Rep. Hill lobbies for special education funding equity ...
State Rep. Brad Hill , R-Ipswich, assistant house minority leader, accompanied by Rep. David Muradian, R-Grafton, and Rep. James Kelcourse ... «Wicked Local Hamilton, Jul 15»
5
Group lobbies to stop wage hike, while others say it's overdue
Group lobbies to stop wage hike, while others say it's overdue. Poll. Do you think the child care boost announced by the federal government will ... «Medicine Hat News, Jul 15»
6
Special interests: Who lobbies most in Dover?
Since January, lobbyists have filed more than 2,100 reports with Delaware's Public Integrity Commission, disclosing, as required by law, that ... «The News Journal, Jul 15»
7
Class of 2015 Profile: Karaina Callahan Lobbies for Carson America
With another successful commencement behind us, recent High Point University graduates are preparing to commence prestigious career ... «High Point University, Jul 15»
8
US Chamber of Commerce lobbies against class actions in UK courts
Thomas Donohue, second left, president of the US Chamber of Commerce, which is joined by various UK law academics in its campaign. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
9
J Street vs. AIPAC: Main US pro-Israel lobbies disagree on Iran deal
AIPAC warns deal may empower the "leading state sponsor of terror," while J Street says deal "blocks pathway to a nuclear weapon.". «Jerusalem Post Israel News, Jul 15»
10
BP lobbies for 'right' gas price
New Delhi, July 15: BP Plc has pitched for "appropriate" pricing of natural gas for capital intensive deep-sea projects, such as KG-D6, even as it ... «Calcutta Telegraph, Jul 15»

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