lobby vs National Rifle Association

National Rifle Association vs lobby

lobby and National Rifle Association both are nouns.

lobby is a verb but National Rifle Association is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
lobby	Yes	No	Yes	No
National Rifle Association	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, National Rifle Association is a hyponym of lobby; that is, National Rifle Association is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than lobby:

lobby: an interest group that tries to influence legislators or bureaucrats to act in their favor, typically through lobbying
National Rifle Association: a powerful lobby that advocates the right to own and bear arms and rejects any gun regulation by the government

Other hyponyms of lobby include NRA.

lobby (noun)	National Rifle Association (noun)
a large entrance or reception room or area	a powerful lobby that advocates the right to own and bear arms and rejects any gun regulation by the government
an interest group that tries to influence legislators or bureaucrats to act in their favor, typically through lobbying
the people who support some common cause or business or principle or sectional interest

lobby (verb)	National Rifle Association (verb)
detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors

Difference between lobby and National Rifle Association

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