lobbies
nounUK /ˈlɒbiz/
US /ˈlɑːbiz/
Lobbies are big rooms near the front door of a building where people wait or meet.
We waited in the hotel lobby for our friends to arrive.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. Groups of people who try to persuade politicians to make certain laws.
Several lobbies pushed for cleaner air rules.
3. The third-person form of the verb 'lobby', meaning to try to persuade lawmakers.
She lobbies the city council every year for better parks.
4. Areas inside a theater or concert hall where people gather between acts.
People chatted in the lobbies during the break.