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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
Newsom could close the chronic deficits by raising taxes, and that’s the preferred remedy for many legislators and interest groups, particularly unions.
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Dan Walters, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
The Democratic front-runner was raking in endorsements from interest groups and democratic politicians.
—Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
Public interest groups and some historians responded to the OLC memo with alarm.
—Austin Sarat, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2026
Donations from individuals and some interest groups brought his account up to $335,000.
—Sacbee.com, 6 Apr. 2026
Critics of the legislation have called the unelected board undemocratic, fearing that whichever interest groups could influence the mayor could drive the future of Indianapolis public education.
—Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 27 Mar. 2026
Hollywood players, Wall Streeters, public interest groups guilds and lawmakers will know, definitively, where to direct their fire.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 26 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
Dan Walters, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
The Democratic front-runner was raking in endorsements from interest groups and democratic politicians.
—Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
Public interest groups and some historians responded to the OLC memo with alarm.
—Austin Sarat, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2026
Donations from individuals and some interest groups brought his account up to $335,000.
—Sacbee.com, 6 Apr. 2026
Critics of the legislation have called the unelected board undemocratic, fearing that whichever interest groups could influence the mayor could drive the future of Indianapolis public education.
—Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 27 Mar. 2026
Hollywood players, Wall Streeters, public interest groups guilds and lawmakers will know, definitively, where to direct their fire.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 26 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interest groups
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Prior to her father's death in 1952, Princess Elizabeth lived a relatively quiet life, spending her teen years under the tutelage of her parents and fostering some of the interests that would become lifelong passions.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
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Ahead of the meeting, Warsh disclosed financial interests exceeding $100 million.—
Zach Halaschak,
The Washington Examiner,
21 Apr. 2026
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The leader of the Ex-Slave Pension Association was later imprisoned on mail fraud charges, and the organization faded away, while the Eagles became one of the pressure groups that eventually led to Social Security.—
Trevor Jackson,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 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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Very few lobbyists or special interests in Tallahassee gave Gregory a dime.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Apr. 2026
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Candidates who lost have pointed their fingers at special interests, blaming them for derailing their campaigns.—
Leah Askarinam,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Interest groups.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interest%20groups. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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