Chamber vs Lobby - What's the difference?
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A room, especially one used primarily for sleeping; bedroom, sleeping room.
* 1845, ,
An enclosed space.
(firearms) The portion of the weapon that holds the ammunition round immediately prior to (and during initiation of) its discharge; each of the cylindrical compartments of a revolver that can hold a bullet
One of the legislative bodies in a government where multiple such bodies exist, or a single such body in comparison to others.
A law office in a building housing several such offices, typically the office of a barrister in the United Kingdom or in the imagination of an African scammer.
(dated, in the plural) Apartments in a lodging house.
* Thackeray
(obsolete) A chamber pot.
(historical) A short piece of ordnance or cannon which stood on its breech without any carriage, formerly used chiefly for celebrations and theatrical cannonades.
To enclose in a room.
To reside in or occupy a chamber or chambers.
* 1893 , Publications of the Scottish History Society (volume 14, page 64)
To place in a chamber, as a round of ammunition.
To create or modify a gun to be a specific caliber.
In martial arts, to prepare an offensive, defensive, or counteroffensive action by drawing a limb or weapon to a position where it may be charged with kinetic energy.
(obsolete) To be lascivious.
An entryway or reception area; vestibule; passageway; corridor.
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.
(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.
(transitive) To attempt to influence (a public official or decision-maker) in favor of a specific opinion or cause.
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* My mam cooked us lobby for tea last night.
As nouns the difference between chamber and lobby
is that chamber is the luxembourgish parliament (officially known by the french name of “chambre des ”) while lobby is lobby (class or group of people who try to lobby or influence public officials; collectively, lobbyists).chamber
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(wikipedia chamber)Alternative forms
* chambre (obsolete)Noun
(en noun)- Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,
- Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore,
- While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,
- As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door.
- the chamber''' of a canal lock; the '''chamber''' of a furnace; the '''chamber of the eye
- A ''test chamber'' is typically a closable case where devices under test are placed.
- Dianne loaded a cartridge into the chamber of the rifle, then prepared to take aim at the target.
- The resolution, which speedily passed the Senate, was unable to gain a majority in the lower chamber .
- a bachelor's life in chambers
Derived terms
* torture chamberVerb
(en verb)- She had chambered herself in her room, and wouldn't come out.
- I chambered with Alexander Preston.
- The hunter fired at the geese and missed, then shrugged his shoulders and chambered another cartridge.
- The rifle was originally chambered for 9MM, but had since been modified for a larger, wildcat caliber.
- Bob chambered his fist for a blow, but Sheila struck first.
Anagrams
*lobby
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Etymology 1
From (etyl) *(term), from , from (etyl) or (etyl).Noun
(lobbies)- I had to wait in the lobby for hours before seeing the doctor.
- The influence of the tobacco lobby has decreased considerably in the US.
Derived terms
* gun lobbyVerb
(en-verb)- For years, pro-life groups have continued to lobby hard for restrictions on abortion.
- The corporations don't have to lobby the government anymore. They are the government.
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