Definition of INTEREST GROUP

Examples of interest group in a Sentence

agricultural interest groups are adamantly opposed to the bill

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As the Senate moved toward this week’s cloture vote, Democrats, liberal interest groups and their media allies wrapped a full opposition campaign to Kobes around this ABA assessment. — Kimberley A. Strassel, WSJ, "The ABA Strikes Back," 29 Nov. 2018 In each state, support for the climate side comes from underfunded citizen and public-interest groups — and for the most part, only the ones inside the state. — David Roberts, Vox, "Big Oil is using brute financial force to kill 2 state sustainability initiatives," 4 Nov. 2018 James Felton Keith, a Democrat who dropped his challenge to Representative Adriano Espaillat in the spring, said in a phone interview that special-interest groups and advocates have done a good job at trying to rally voters to the polls. — Lisa W. Foderaro, New York Times, "Only in New York: Where Primary Day Comes Twice a Year," 25 June 2018 Still, the upcoming battle over Kennedy’s replacement is certain to be one of the most intense ever, with conservative and liberal interest groups poised to spend tens of millions of dollars in advertising and grass-roots activity. — Richard Wolf, USA TODAY, "Justice Kennedy to retire, opening Supreme Court seat," 27 June 2018 Before finalizing proposed regulations, federal agencies typically provide a comment period during which individuals and interest groups can share their opinions. — Noam N. Levey, latimes.com, "Trump's new insurance rules are panned by nearly every healthcare group that submitted formal comments," 30 May 2018 Later this week, a three-judge panel will hear legal requests from Cooper and from interest groups that sued to get four questions off the ballots. — Gary D. Robertson, The Seattle Times, "5 ex-North Carolina governors rebuke lawmakers on amendments," 13 Aug. 2018 An Ohio voter and two interest groups said the procedure violates the 1993 National Voter Registration Act, more commonly known as the Motor Voter law. — Greg Stohr, Bloomberg.com, "U.S. Supreme Court Backs States’ Voter-Purge Efforts," 11 June 2018 Builders may face delays in getting government permits, finding contractors and workers amid the hot demand or parrying special-interest groups that oppose construction. — Natalie Wong, Bloomberg.com, "That Gorgeous Toronto Condo You Signed Up For? They Just Scrapped It," 19 Apr. 2018

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