lóbi
Portuguese, noun/ˈlɔ.bi/
lóbi is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “lobby (group of people who try to influence public officials)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “conjunto de pessoas que faz pressão com intuito de influenciar em prol da obtenção de um objetivo orientado…”.
What does lóbi mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinelobby (group of people who try to influence public officials)
- 2
masculinelobby (reception area of a large building)
- 3
masculinelobby (virtual area where users find other users to a start a private conversation or video-game match with)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. conjunto de pessoas que faz pressão com intuito de influenciar em prol da obtenção de um objetivo orientado por uma causa, por uma ideologia, por uma visão ou por um interesse 2. ação por esse grupo feita que tem por finalidade exercer influência
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of lóbi
- lóbis plural
- lobby alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce lóbi?
- Brazil /ˈlɔ.bi/
- Portugal /ˈlɔ.bi/
- Portugal [ˈlɔ.βi]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to lóbi
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is lóbi in Portuguese?
lóbi appears about once in every 20 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).