focus group

noun

: a small group of people whose response to something (such as a new product or a politician's image) is studied to determine the response that can be expected from a larger population

Examples of focus group in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Democrats shouldn’t assume that frustration with the president will translate into wins in November, one of the focus group’s leaders said. — Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 21 Aug. 2026

Industry and audiences, focus groups, forums, interviews and analysis have been surveyed locally and internationally and new research has been produced. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2026

The first Future of Faith study from UCLA’s Center for Scholars & Storytellers surveyed more than 2,000 people ages 16 to 24 and conducted focus groups with nearly 100 adolescents and young adults ages 14 to 24. — City News Service, Daily News, 18 Aug. 2026

Deploy a survey, have a working lunch and discussion or pull together a focus group. — Sarah Davis, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1965, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for focus group

• intergroup
• intragroup
• multigroup
• semigroup
• serogroup
• supergroup
• coop
• coupe
• croup
• droop
• drupe
• dupe