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Reception vs Lobby - What's the difference?

reception | lobby |

As nouns the difference between reception and lobby

is that reception is the act of receiving while lobby is an entryway or reception area; vestibule; passageway; corridor.

As a verb lobby is

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

is thatis the act of receiving whileis an entryway or reception area; vestibule; passageway; corridor.to attempt to influence (a public official or decision-maker) in favor of a specific opinion or cause.

reception

English

Noun

The act of receiving.

(uncountable, electronics) The act or ability to receive radio or similar signals.

We have poor TV reception in the valley.

The new system provides exceptional quality of the reception signal.

A social engagement, usually to formally welcome someone.

After the wedding we proceeded to the reception .

A reaction.

The ambassador's jokes met a cold reception .

* {{quote-news, year=2011 , date=September 29 , author=Jon Smith , title=Tottenham 3 - 1 Shamrock Rovers , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=Former Tottenham star Rohan Ricketts came off the Rovers bench with 19 minutes to go to a warm reception from the home fans, six years after leaving the Lane.}}

The desk of a hotel or office where guests are received.

(UK, education) The school year, or part thereof, between preschool and Year 1, when children are introduced to formal education.

Synonyms

* (desk where guests are received) front desk

Derived terms

* receptionist * reception desk * reception room

Related terms

* receptacle * receptive * receptible * receptor * receive

Anagrams

* ----

lobby

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) *(term), from , from (etyl) or (etyl).

Noun

(lobbies)

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

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

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.

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

(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.

Derived terms

* gun lobby

Verb

(en-verb)

(transitive) 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.

* 2002 , (Jim Hightower), in

The corporations don't have to lobby the government anymore. They are the government.

*{{quote-magazine, date=2013-08-10, volume=408, issue=8848, magazine=(The Economist), author=Schumpeter, title= 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.}}

Related terms

* lobbying * lobbyist

Etymology 2

Noun

(-)

(informal) scouse (from lobscouse)

* My mam cooked us lobby for tea last night.