The verb "to lobby" first appeared in print in the United States in the eighteen thirties, according to a website about Washington.

VOA: special.2010.09.27

It's a, and they have these huge animals right in the lobby.

他们有那些大型动物，就放在大厅里。

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A big, heavy man was walking up and down in the hotel lobby.

VOA: special.2009.01.17

A big,heavy man was walking up and down in the hotel lobby.

VOA: special.2010.06.12

Islamabad police say a suicide bomber disguised as a security officer struck the lobby of the WFP headquarters in Pakistan shortly after midday.

VOA: standard.2009.10.05