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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
And because of the court’s influence over national policy, political parties and interest groups battle fiercely over who gets appointed to the high court.
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Christopher Krewson, The Conversation, 17 July 2025
Carr did so after reviving a complaint against CBS that had been filed by a conservative public interest group.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 2 July 2025
For housing, the primary interest group invested in CEQA at the state level has been labor organizations representing construction workers.
—Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2025
Representatives of various interest groups, such as intellectual property owners and noncommercial Internet users, help select and advise members of the board and, in some cases, develop policies.
—Kal Raustiala, Foreign Affairs, 13 Feb. 2017
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Christopher Krewson, The Conversation, 17 July 2025
Carr did so after reviving a complaint against CBS that had been filed by a conservative public interest group.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 2 July 2025
For housing, the primary interest group invested in CEQA at the state level has been labor organizations representing construction workers.
—Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2025
Representatives of various interest groups, such as intellectual property owners and noncommercial Internet users, help select and advise members of the board and, in some cases, develop policies.
—Kal Raustiala, Foreign Affairs, 13 Feb. 2017
See All Example Sentences for interest group
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interest group
Noun
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Higher interest rates thus increase Powerball amounts – and public interest in playing it.—
George Petras,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Naoise Connolly Ryan of Ireland on Wednesday described to Judge O’Connor her 7-year-old son’s interest in superheroes, particularly Superman.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Sep. 2025
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Inside, the report notes that 72% of book challenges come either from pressure groups and officials who have been swayed by them.—
Peter Greene,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Sheen has long called for tighter regulation of the credit system in the UK, founding pressure group the End High Cost Credit Alliance in 2017.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN,
10 Mar. 2025
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Our health policies are guided by evidence, common sense, and respect for individual rights—not ideological agendas or special interests.—
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Sep. 2025
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Americans for Prosperity ― Ogles' former employer and that of many of his congressional staff ― is a political special interest group that advocates for limited government, free markets and fiscal restraint.—
Vivian Jones,
Nashville Tennessean,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Interest group.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interest%20group. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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