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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No single donor or interest group dominates my fundraising.
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Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
The City Council had the chance to alleviate some of the tax’s worst impacts, but instead followed the demands of the special-interest groups that always lobby for higher taxes.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 11 Feb. 2026
Those who might be displaced or de-skilled by the advancing tech wave will fight in the office with passive aggression, in the media with poisonous leaks delivered at just the worst time, and in legislatures through the voting power of the bureaucrats, teachers’ unions, and other interest groups.
—Walter Russell Mead, The Atlantic, 24 Jan. 2026
As costs rise, candidates devote more time to courting wealthy backers, interest groups and political action committees.
—Philip Jankowski, Dallas Morning News, 23 Jan. 2026
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Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
The City Council had the chance to alleviate some of the tax’s worst impacts, but instead followed the demands of the special-interest groups that always lobby for higher taxes.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 11 Feb. 2026
Those who might be displaced or de-skilled by the advancing tech wave will fight in the office with passive aggression, in the media with poisonous leaks delivered at just the worst time, and in legislatures through the voting power of the bureaucrats, teachers’ unions, and other interest groups.
—Walter Russell Mead, The Atlantic, 24 Jan. 2026
As costs rise, candidates devote more time to courting wealthy backers, interest groups and political action committees.
—Philip Jankowski, Dallas Morning News, 23 Jan. 2026
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“Interest group.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interest%20group. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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