English
lobbyism
From lobby + -ism.
Formed from lobby + -ism
Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ-
Frankish *laubijā ‘arbour, shelter’
Medieval Latin lobia ‘a portico, covered way, gallery’
English lobby
Today it means
noun Lobbying, as for example in politics.
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Etymograph / lobbyism