interest group
noun
: a group of persons having a common identifying interest that often provides a basis for action
Examples of interest group in a Sentence
agricultural interest groups are adamantly opposed to the bill
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Sadly, such historical good news is being suppressed too often in today’s classrooms and by political opportunists who would rather build unity in their own ranks by turning us against each other like so many political interest groups.
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Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2025
There are legislators to wrangle, agencies to oversee, natural disasters to address, interest groups to fend off — all while trying to stay in the good graces of millions of often cranky, impatient voters.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2025
Warring interest groups and advisers, like big business and right-wing populists, are battling for Trump’s ear on immigration.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 17 June 2025
Financial roadblocks like this will make civil rights litigation, especially by public interest groups, more challenging.
—Andrew Stanton
peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
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Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2025
There are legislators to wrangle, agencies to oversee, natural disasters to address, interest groups to fend off — all while trying to stay in the good graces of millions of often cranky, impatient voters.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2025
Warring interest groups and advisers, like big business and right-wing populists, are battling for Trump’s ear on immigration.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 17 June 2025
Financial roadblocks like this will make civil rights litigation, especially by public interest groups, more challenging.
—Andrew Stanton
peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for interest group
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“Interest group.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interest%20group. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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