as in interests
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
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of interest groups
Before that happens, the officeholders and various interest groups may have to whittle down the list.
—
Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2025
So, yeah, there are losers in the process, and, throughout history, elites and interest groups have sought to block creative destruction.
—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
Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2025
So, yeah, there are losers in the process, and, throughout history, elites and interest groups have sought to block creative destruction.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interest groups
Noun
-
That critique of American foreign policy – that US high-mindedness and democratic idealism conceal naked corporate interests – persisted through the Cold War and into the 21st Century.—
Nathan Hodge,
CNN Money,
10 Jan. 2026
-
Health care, housing, and education would be built to be affordable, driven by real results from the bottom up--not by party interests trickling down.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Jan. 2026
Noun
-
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
Noun
-
Not for the special interests that constantly roam the halls in Washington.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
4 Jan. 2026
-
Steve Moore, cofounder of the Committee to Unleash Prosperity, predicts fierce battles in state capitols, where teachers unions and other special interests will try to stop the tax relief movement, scaremongering about damaging cuts to school budgets and potholes in the streets.—
Betsy McCaughey,
Boston Herald,
21 Dec. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Interest groups.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interest%20groups. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share