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a group of people with a common identifying interest that they seek to protect and promote
agricultural interest groups are adamantly opposed to the bill
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Recent Examples of interest group
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interest group
Noun
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Higher yields dent the appeal of non-interest-bearing bullion.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
24 Mar. 2026
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The worry is that high oil prices could keep the Federal Reserve and other central banks from cutting interest rates, which would give the global economy and prices for investments a boost.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
24 Mar. 2026
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Cosseted by favorable districts and incumbent fundraising advantages, the majority caters mostly to pressure groups — especially socially conservative ones — that influence Republican primaries.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
10 Feb. 2026
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Johnson is calling for coordinated national efforts led by mayors and state governments, in concert with public pressure groups and local residents, to combat the actions by ICE, the Border Patrol and other federal authorities.—
David Greising,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
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The influence of labor groups in California politics was part of the reason the public has lost faith in politicians, Broome said, comparing the unions to other special interest groups, like Wall Street and developers.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
25 Mar. 2026
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Tillery said the tax cut wouldn’t require a sales tax hike because it would be funded by eliminating special interest tax exemptions, including the controversial sales tax exemption for the state’s booming data center industry.—
Kevin Hardy,
States Newsroom,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Interest group.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interest%20group. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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