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a group of people with a common identifying interest that they seek to protect and promote
agricultural interest groups are adamantly opposed to the bill
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Recent Examples of interest group
Talks are already underway, with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and its Hollywood Local 399 and the conservative public interest group the Center for American Rights playing a prominent part.
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Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 22 July 2025
And because of the court’s influence over national policy, political parties and interest groups battle fiercely over who gets appointed to the high court.
—Christopher Krewson, The Conversation, 17 July 2025
For the last eight months, ever since Donald Trump walloped Kamala Harris to reclaim the presidency, Democratic politicians, political interest groups and media pundits of all stripes have debated what happened and why.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 8 July 2025
Representatives of various interest groups, such as intellectual property owners and noncommercial Internet users, help select and advise members of the board and, in some cases, develop policies.
—Kal Raustiala, Foreign Affairs, 13 Feb. 2017
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Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 22 July 2025
And because of the court’s influence over national policy, political parties and interest groups battle fiercely over who gets appointed to the high court.
—Christopher Krewson, The Conversation, 17 July 2025
For the last eight months, ever since Donald Trump walloped Kamala Harris to reclaim the presidency, Democratic politicians, political interest groups and media pundits of all stripes have debated what happened and why.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 8 July 2025
Representatives of various interest groups, such as intellectual property owners and noncommercial Internet users, help select and advise members of the board and, in some cases, develop policies.
—Kal Raustiala, Foreign Affairs, 13 Feb. 2017
See All Example Sentences for interest group
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interest group
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Paxton’s interest in Paul’s plight was bizarre, obsessive and so far beyond normal operations at the attorney general’s office that the agency’s top officials struggled to convey their concerns during the hourslong meeting with two FBI agents.—
Kimberly Ross,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Market bets on an interest rate cut from the Federal Reserve in September were unchanged shortly following the print, with CME's FedWatch tool suggesting a 90% probability of a quarter-percentage point cut and a 10% chance of a bigger half-point reduction.—
Jenni Reid,Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
11 Sep. 2025
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Inside, the report notes that 72% of book challenges come either from pressure groups and officials who have been swayed by them.—
Peter Greene,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Sheen has long called for tighter regulation of the credit system in the UK, founding pressure group the End High Cost Credit Alliance in 2017.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN,
10 Mar. 2025
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Although each country that lowers its own ACMDs will benefit, ACMDs often are the fruit of special interest lobbying and thus are hard to dislodge.—
Alden Abbott,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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This is unsurprising given the makeup of the Legislature, with a Democratic supermajority backed by various special interests, especially public sector unions, eager to raid public coffers whenever possible.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Interest group.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interest%20group. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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