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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
Yet financial interventions from powerful interest groups short-circuit the most basic channels of representative government.
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John J. Donohue, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
All this at a time when minority writers are also disproportionately the targets of censorship by Republican state houses and right-wing interest groups.
—Kevin Dickinson, Big Think, 2 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
John J. Donohue, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
All this at a time when minority writers are also disproportionately the targets of censorship by Republican state houses and right-wing interest groups.
—Kevin Dickinson, Big Think, 2 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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Kate Marshall of the Plaza District Council told the neighborhood committee that the ownership group has the Plaza’s better interests at heart and is invested in preserving the Plaza’s character while keeping developments within its iconic style.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
11 Sep. 2025
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Over a quarter-century, national interests shift and foreign alliances change.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Thanks to money-hungry special interests and spendthrift leaders, Californians pay among the highest corporate, sales, gas and income taxes in the nation.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
9 Sep. 2025
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In those races, there are independent expenditures that include developers, unions and other special interests.—
Van Schoales,
Denver Post,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Interest groups.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interest%20groups. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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