lobby Who acts: people, politicians, laws, hall, lobby, We · What happens: try, get, make, change, cause, persuade · To what, where: politicians, laws, charge, something, MPs, hall · Speech: someone speaks here
«lobby» in the school dictionary: its 5 meanings for a pupil and its 9 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: lobby in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A large hall or entrance area just inside the front door of a hotel, theatre, flats or office building.
The tree, 19 words det amod nsubj cc compound conj advmod case det amod case det nmod punct conj punct obl cc compound conj punct root A DET large ADJ hall NOUN or CCONJ entrance NOUN area NOUN just ADV inside ADP the DET front ADJ door NOUN of ADP a DET hotel NOUN , PUNCT theatre NOUN , PUNCT flats NOUN or CCONJ office NOUN building NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 hall det 2 large large ADJ Degree=Pos 3 hall amod 3 hall hall NOUN Number=Sing 11 door nsubj 4 or or CCONJ _ 6 area cc 5 entrance entrance NOUN Number=Sing 6 area compound 6 area area NOUN Number=Sing 3 hall conj 7 just just ADV _ 11 door advmod 8 inside inside ADP _ 11 door case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 door det 10 front front ADJ Degree=Pos 11 door amod 11 door door NOUN Number=Sing root root 12 of of ADP _ 14 hotel case 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 hotel det 14 hotel hotel NOUN Number=Sing 11 door nmod 15 , , PUNCT _ 16 theatre punct 16 theatre theatre NOUN Number=Sing 11 door conj 17 , , PUNCT _ 18 flats punct 18 flats flat NOUN Number=Plur 11 door obl 19 or or CCONJ _ 21 building cc 20 office office NOUN Number=Sing 21 building compound 21 building building NOUN Number=Sing 18 flats conj 22 . . PUNCT _ 11 door punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Meaning 2 A group of people who try to get politicians to make or change laws for their cause: the farming lobby.
The tree, 20 words det case nmod nsubj acl:relcl mark xcomp obj mark xcomp cc conj obj case nmod:poss obl punct det compound nmod punct root A DET group NOUN of ADP people NOUN who PRON try VERB to PART get VERB politicians NOUN to PART make VERB or CCONJ change VERB laws NOUN for ADP their PRON cause NOUN : PUNCT the DET farming NOUN lobby NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 group det 2 group group NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 of of ADP _ 4 people case 4 people people NOUN Number=Plur 2 group nmod 5 who who PRON PronType=Rel 6 try nsubj 6 try try VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 people acl:relcl 7 to to PART _ 8 get mark 8 get get VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 try xcomp 9 politicians politician NOUN Number=Plur 8 get obj 10 to to PART _ 11 make mark 11 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf 8 get xcomp 12 or or CCONJ _ 13 change cc 13 change change VERB VerbForm=Inf 11 make conj 14 laws law NOUN Number=Plur 13 change obj 15 for for ADP _ 17 cause case 16 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 17 cause nmod:poss 17 cause cause NOUN Number=Sing 13 change obl 18 : : PUNCT _ 21 lobby punct 19 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 21 lobby det 20 farming farming NOUN Number=Sing 21 lobby compound 21 lobby lobby NOUN Number=Sing 17 cause nmod 22 . . PUNCT _ 2 group punct
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1 try present people vn try-61.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality 2 get not said to happen to-infinitive people not said here politicians tree rules 3 make to-infinitive politicians not said here vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset 4 change infinitive politicians not said here laws for laws's cause the farming lobby vn exchange-13.6.1 «NP V NP PP.co-theme»: agent=Agent law=Theme for cause=Co-Theme 5 cause laws = law nom cause «event transitive»: poss=agent
Meaning 3 Usage: verb — kept apart, not parsed.
To try to persuade politicians or people in charge to do something.
mark mark xcomp obj cc conj case obl mark advcl obj punct root To PART try VERB to PART persuade VERB politicians NOUN or CCONJ people NOUN in ADP charge NOUN to PART do VERB something PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 try mark 2 try try VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 to to PART _ 4 persuade mark 4 persuade persuade VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 try xcomp 5 politicians politician NOUN Number=Plur 4 persuade obj 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 people cc 7 people people NOUN Number=Plur 5 politicians conj 8 in in ADP _ 9 charge case 9 charge charge NOUN Number=Sing 4 persuade obl 10 to to PART _ 11 do mark 11 do do VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 persuade advcl 12 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 11 do obj 13 . . PUNCT _ 2 try punct
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1 try to-infinitive vn try-61.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality 2 persuade not said to happen to-infinitive politicians or people charge vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent politician=Patient 3 do to-infinitive something vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality
Meaning 4 Usage: UK — kept apart, not parsed.
A hall in Parliament where members of the public can meet MPs.
det nsubj case nmod advmod nsubj case det nmod aux obj punct root A DET hall NOUN in ADP Parliament PROPN where ADV members NOUN of ADP the DET public NOUN can AUX meet VERB MPs NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 hall det 2 hall hall NOUN Number=Sing 11 meet nsubj 3 in in ADP _ 4 Parliament case 4 Parliament Parliament PROPN Number=Sing 2 hall nmod 5 where where ADV PronType=Rel 11 meet advmod 6 members member NOUN Number=Plur 11 meet nsubj 7 of of ADP _ 9 public case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 public det 9 public public NOUN Number=Sing 6 members nmod 10 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 11 meet aux 11 meet meet VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 12 MPs mp NOUN Number=Plur 11 meet obj 13 . . PUNCT _ 11 meet punct
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1 meet can a hall in Parliament MPs vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mp=Co-Agent
Meaning 5 A lobby can also be a hall or passage inside a house, such as one upstairs.
The tree, 16 words det nsubj aux advmod cop det cc conj case det nmod punct case fixed conj advmod punct root A DET lobby NOUN can AUX also ADV be AUX a DET hall NOUN or CCONJ passage NOUN inside ADP a DET house NOUN , PUNCT such ADJ as ADP one NUM upstairs ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 lobby det 2 lobby lobby NOUN Number=Sing 7 hall nsubj 3 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 7 hall aux 4 also also ADV _ 7 hall advmod 5 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 7 hall cop 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 hall det 7 hall hall NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 or or CCONJ _ 9 passage cc 9 passage passage NOUN Number=Sing 7 hall conj 10 inside inside ADP _ 12 house case 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 house det 12 house house NOUN Number=Sing 9 passage nmod 13 , , PUNCT _ 16 one punct 14 such such ADJ Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP 16 one case 15 as as ADP _ 14 such fixed 16 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 7 hall conj 17 upstairs upstairs ADV _ 16 one advmod 18 . . PUNCT _ 7 hall punct
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1 is a can a lobby a hall or passage inside a house tree rules
Example 1 We waited for Grandma in the hotel lobby.
nsubj case obl case det compound obl punct root We PRON waited VERB for ADP Grandma PROPN in ADP the DET hotel NOUN lobby NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 We we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 waited nsubj 2 waited wait VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 for for ADP _ 4 Grandma case 4 Grandma Grandma PROPN Number=Sing 2 waited obl 5 in in ADP _ 8 lobby case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 lobby det 7 hotel hotel NOUN Number=Sing 8 lobby compound 8 lobby lobby NOUN Number=Sing 2 waited obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 waited punct
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1 wait past We the hotel lobby for Grandma vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in lobby=Location
Example 2 The lobby of the cinema smelled of popcorn.
det nsubj case det nmod case obl punct root The DET lobby NOUN of ADP the DET cinema NOUN smelled VERB of ADP popcorn NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 lobby det 2 lobby lobby NOUN Number=Sing 6 smelled nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 5 cinema case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 cinema det 5 cinema cinema NOUN Number=Sing 2 lobby nmod 6 smelled smell VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 of of ADP _ 8 popcorn case 8 popcorn popcorn NOUN Number=Sing 6 smelled obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 6 smelled punct
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1 smell past the lobby of the cinema of popcorn vn smell_emission-43.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Location of popcorn=Theme
Example 3 Our class lobbied the head teacher for a longer break.
nmod:poss nsubj det compound obj case det amod obl punct root Our PRON class NOUN lobbied VERB the DET head NOUN teacher NOUN for ADP a DET longer ADJ break NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 class nmod:poss 2 class class NOUN Number=Sing 3 lobbied nsubj 3 lobbied lobby VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 teacher det 5 head head NOUN Number=Sing 6 teacher compound 6 teacher teacher NOUN Number=Sing 3 lobbied obj 7 for for ADP _ 10 break case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 break det 9 longer long ADJ Degree=Cmp 10 break amod 10 break break NOUN Number=Sing 3 lobbied obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 lobbied punct
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1 lobby past Our class the head teacher for a longer break vn urge-58.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent teacher=Recipient
Example 4 The parents lobbied the council for a new crossing outside school.
det nsubj det obj case det amod obl case nmod punct root The DET parents NOUN lobbied VERB the DET council NOUN for ADP a DET new ADJ crossing NOUN outside ADP school NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 parents det 2 parents parent NOUN Number=Plur 3 lobbied nsubj 3 lobbied lobby VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 council det 5 council council NOUN Number=Sing 3 lobbied obj 6 for for ADP _ 9 crossing case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 crossing det 8 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 9 crossing amod 9 crossing crossing NOUN Number=Sing 3 lobbied obl 10 outside outside ADP _ 11 school case 11 school school NOUN Number=Sing 9 crossing nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 lobbied punct
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1 lobby past the parents the council for a new crossing outside school vn urge-58.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent council=Recipient
Example 5 A big lobby group is against the new law.
det amod compound nsubj cop case det amod punct root A DET big ADJ lobby NOUN group NOUN is AUX against ADP the DET new ADJ law NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 group det 2 big big ADJ Degree=Pos 4 group amod 3 lobby lobby NOUN Number=Sing 4 group compound 4 group group NOUN Number=Sing 9 law nsubj 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 law cop 6 against against ADP _ 9 law case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 law det 8 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 9 law amod 9 law law NOUN Number=Sing root root 10 . . PUNCT _ 9 law punct
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1 is present a big lobby group against the new law tree rules
Example 6 Meet me in the lobby at the front door.
obj case det obl case det amod obl punct root Meet VERB me PRON in ADP the DET lobby NOUN at ADP the DET front ADJ door NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Meet meet VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 me I PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 1 Meet obj 3 in in ADP _ 5 lobby case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 lobby det 5 lobby lobby NOUN Number=Sing 1 Meet obl 6 at at ADP _ 9 door case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 door det 8 front front ADJ Degree=Pos 9 door amod 9 door door NOUN Number=Sing 1 Meet obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 1 Meet punct
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1 meet imperative you not said here me the lobby at the front door vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent i=Co-Agent
Example 7 The environmental lobby wants fewer plastic bags.
det amod nsubj amod amod obj punct root The DET environmental ADJ lobby NOUN wants VERB fewer ADJ plastic ADJ bags NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 lobby det 2 environmental environmental ADJ Degree=Pos 3 lobby amod 3 lobby lobby NOUN Number=Sing 4 wants nsubj 4 wants want VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 fewer few ADJ Degree=Cmp 7 bags amod 6 plastic plastic ADJ Degree=Pos 7 bags amod 7 bags bag NOUN Number=Plur 4 wants obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 wants punct
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1 want present the environmental lobby fewer plastic bags vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot bag=Theme
Example 8 The flats have a lobby with a lift and mailboxes.
det nsubj det obj case det obl cc conj punct root The DET flats NOUN have VERB a DET lobby NOUN with ADP a DET lift NOUN and CCONJ mailboxes NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 flats det 2 flats flat NOUN Number=Plur 3 have nsubj 3 have have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 lobby det 5 lobby lobby NOUN Number=Sing 3 have obj 6 with with ADP _ 8 lift case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 lift det 8 lift lift NOUN Number=Sing 3 have obl 9 and and CCONJ _ 10 mailboxes cc 10 mailboxes mailbox NOUN Number=Plur 8 lift conj 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 have punct
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1 have present the flats a lobby with a lift and mailboxes vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lobby=Patient
Example 9 "I have just a ceiling to finish in an upper lobby," said Gobborn, "and then it wants nothing."
The tree, 18 words punct nsubj ccomp advmod det obj mark acl case det amod obl punct punct nsubj punct punct cc advmod nsubj conj obj punct punct root " PUNCT I PRON have VERB just ADV a DET ceiling NOUN to PART finish VERB in ADP an DET upper ADJ lobby NOUN , PUNCT " PUNCT said VERB Gobborn PROPN , PUNCT " PUNCT and CCONJ then ADV it PRON wants VERB nothing PRON . PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 3 have punct 2 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 3 have nsubj 3 have have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 15 said ccomp 4 just just ADV _ 6 ceiling advmod 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 ceiling det 6 ceiling ceiling NOUN Number=Sing 3 have obj 7 to to PART _ 8 finish mark 8 finish finish VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 ceiling acl 9 in in ADP _ 12 lobby case 10 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 lobby det 11 upper upper ADJ Degree=Pos 12 lobby amod 12 lobby lobby NOUN Number=Sing 8 finish obl 13 , , PUNCT _ 3 have punct 14 " " PUNCT _ 3 have punct 15 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 16 Gobborn Gobborn PROPN Number=Sing 15 said nsubj 17 , , PUNCT _ 15 said punct 18 " " PUNCT _ 15 said punct 19 and and CCONJ _ 22 wants cc 20 then then ADV PronType=Dem 22 wants advmod 21 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 22 wants nsubj 22 wants want VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 15 said conj 23 nothing nothing PRON Number=Sing PronType=Neg 22 wants obj 24 . . PUNCT _ 22 wants punct 25 " " PUNCT _ 22 wants punct
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1 have in a quote present Gobborn a ceiling vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ceiling=Patient 2 finish in a quote to-infinitive Gobborn not said here a ceiling not said here a upper lobby vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality 3 say speech: assert past Gobborn vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 4 want in a quote present ceiling nothing then vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot nothing=Theme
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