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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 groups
So, yeah, there are losers in the process, and, throughout history, elites and interest groups have sought to block creative destruction.
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NPR, 14 Oct. 2025
The winners will span content topics and categories, from fashion or makeup to sports and entertainment, allowing for a wide array of honorees across interest groups, reflecting the larger Instagram community.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2025
In 2021, the book banning crisis was mostly centered around grassroots influence over school boards, the report details, with special-interest groups like Mom’s for Liberty and waves of individuals lobbying school board members to remove books based on the content within.
—Angele Latham, Nashville Tennessean, 1 Oct. 2025
And yet today, many of the practices that meet Aristotle’s definition of corruption—interest groups paying for special consideration, the influence given to lobbyists and campaign donors—are both legal and widely accepted in America.
—Zephyr Teachout, The Atlantic, 22 Sep. 2025
Some break it down by brands, business units, or interest groups.
—Big Think, 22 Sep. 2025
Official opposition included the business interest groups CalChamber, Computer & Communications Industry Association and TechNet.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Yet financial interventions from powerful interest groups short-circuit the most basic channels of representative government.
—John J. Donohue, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 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
NPR, 14 Oct. 2025
The winners will span content topics and categories, from fashion or makeup to sports and entertainment, allowing for a wide array of honorees across interest groups, reflecting the larger Instagram community.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2025
In 2021, the book banning crisis was mostly centered around grassroots influence over school boards, the report details, with special-interest groups like Mom’s for Liberty and waves of individuals lobbying school board members to remove books based on the content within.
—Angele Latham, Nashville Tennessean, 1 Oct. 2025
And yet today, many of the practices that meet Aristotle’s definition of corruption—interest groups paying for special consideration, the influence given to lobbyists and campaign donors—are both legal and widely accepted in America.
—Zephyr Teachout, The Atlantic, 22 Sep. 2025
Some break it down by brands, business units, or interest groups.
—Big Think, 22 Sep. 2025
Official opposition included the business interest groups CalChamber, Computer & Communications Industry Association and TechNet.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Yet financial interventions from powerful interest groups short-circuit the most basic channels of representative government.
—John J. Donohue, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interest groups
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Notwithstanding this criticism, though, there is still a growing view within Delhi that foreign policy should be pragmatic and driven by interests rather than ethical considerations.—
Happymon Jacob,
Time,
16 Oct. 2025
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Unshared interests The only reason that the PA was being kept out of the picture was to satisfy Netanyahu’s political desire not to ever have a unified Palestinian leadership in the West Bank and Gaza.—
Thomas L. Friedman,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025
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Nearly 72% of censorship attempts in 2024 were initiated by pressure groups and decision makers who have been swayed by them.—
Jennifer Borresen,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025
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Off-cycle elections also increase costs and amplify the influence of special interests.—
Pioneer Press elections team,
Twin Cities,
16 Oct. 2025
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There are numerous examples of local governments collaborating with their special interests allies to place citizen initiatives on the ballot.—
Jon Coupal,
Oc Register,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Interest groups.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interest%20groups. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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