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pressure group
Definition of pressure group
: an interest group organized to influence public and especially government policy but not to elect candidates to office
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Examples of pressure group in a Sentence
a pressure group trying to reduce taxes
observed that if publishers gave in to every pressure group, nothing would ever get published
First Known Use of pressure group
1924
PRESSURE GROUP Defined for English Language Learners
pressure group
Definition of pressure group for English Language Learners
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: a group of people who share an interest, concern, or set of opinions and who try to influence politics or the policies of government, business, etc.
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