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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A number of other interest groups, such as Turning Point USA and Club For Growth, have also pledged to support primary challengers seeking to oust anti-redistricting incumbents.
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Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 5 Mar. 2026
The interest group’s website makes clear that credit for the contribution goes to both the donor and AIPAC itself, thereby strengthening its ties with key officials by soliciting donations for them.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 3 Mar. 2026
Hollywood players, Wall Streeters, public interest groups guilds and lawmakers will know, definitively, where to direct their fire.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 26 Feb. 2026
The moment bought Clinton a priceless image of willingness to speak truth to the party’s interest groups but came at the price of Jackson’s rage.
—Johanna Neuman, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2026
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Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 5 Mar. 2026
The interest group’s website makes clear that credit for the contribution goes to both the donor and AIPAC itself, thereby strengthening its ties with key officials by soliciting donations for them.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 3 Mar. 2026
Hollywood players, Wall Streeters, public interest groups guilds and lawmakers will know, definitively, where to direct their fire.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 26 Feb. 2026
The moment bought Clinton a priceless image of willingness to speak truth to the party’s interest groups but came at the price of Jackson’s rage.
—Johanna Neuman, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2026
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“Interest group.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interest%20group. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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