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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
The effort started two years ago when Assemblymember Diane Dixon, R-Newport Beach, teamed with Seal Beach Councilmember Joe Kalmick to create the San Gabriel River Working Group, inviting other politicians and interest groups to brainstorm solutions.
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Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 14 May 2026
Last week, the Citizens Action Coalition of Indiana and 26 other public interest groups called on state and local officials to pause the pace of developing data centers in the Hoosier State, according to the Post-Tribune newspaper.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
Names were then tested in workshops with participants from all over the world, representing all interest groups.
—Annalisa Merelli, STAT, 12 May 2026
Recent months brought fresh criticisms from other interest groups that the White House considers key to Republican chances in November elections.
—Matthew Perrone, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
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Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 14 May 2026
Last week, the Citizens Action Coalition of Indiana and 26 other public interest groups called on state and local officials to pause the pace of developing data centers in the Hoosier State, according to the Post-Tribune newspaper.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
Names were then tested in workshops with participants from all over the world, representing all interest groups.
—Annalisa Merelli, STAT, 12 May 2026
Recent months brought fresh criticisms from other interest groups that the White House considers key to Republican chances in November elections.
—Matthew Perrone, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interest group
Noun
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Nationwide poll on interest in the World Cup and opinions on related issues.—
Washington Post staff,
Washington Post,
2 June 2026
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The art world, with its credentialism, opaque jargon, and tendency to bow to powerful interests, bears a structural resemblance to both politics and academia.—
Katy Siegel,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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The demands of the aging are already becoming emphatic, and their power as a pressure group is recognized in politics.—
Christine Smallwood,
Harpers Magazine,
21 Apr. 2026
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Tillman has run a conservative pressure group in Illinois working for traditional party goals—lowering taxes, fighting unions, being tough on crime.—
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2026
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This race hasn’t attracted nearly the level of special interest spending that the other two Assembly contests have, but ACLU Action has spent $1,000 in support of Kluwe.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
27 May 2026
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My campaign has been powered by people and not special interest groups.—
Mercury News Editorial Board,
Mercury News,
26 May 2026
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“Interest group.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interest%20group. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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