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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
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
Feulner organized the Heritage Foundation like an interest group.
—E.j. Fagan, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025
Talks are already underway, with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and its Hollywood Local 399 and the conservative public interest group the Center for American Rights playing a prominent part.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 22 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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John J. Donohue, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Feulner organized the Heritage Foundation like an interest group.
—E.j. Fagan, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025
Talks are already underway, with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and its Hollywood Local 399 and the conservative public interest group the Center for American Rights playing a prominent part.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 22 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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Just between the Suarez sisters’ past love interests, there is so much drama to explore.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
25 Sep. 2025
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Since then, the administration has, while declining to publicly state its position as regime change, signaled clear interest in removing Maduro from power.—
Shelby Talcott,
semafor.com,
25 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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These reforms are essential to earning back the trust of working people, everyday people in our country, to know that the policy solutions that Congress is passing are done in their best interest only, not because of donors or special interests.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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In the best case, billions will be spent lining the pockets of special interests and consultants instead of helping everyday Californians.—
Janet Nguyen,
Oc Register,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Interest group.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interest%20group. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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