as in interest
a group of people with a common identifying interest that they seek to protect and promote
observed that if publishers gave in to every pressure group, nothing would ever get published
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Recent Examples of pressure group
During Beijing's crackdown, the Democratic Party has turned into more like a pressure group.
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Arkansas Online, 15 Dec. 2025
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
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
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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Arkansas Online, 15 Dec. 2025
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
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
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pressure group
Noun
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Chu attributed the slower activity in early 2026 to high interest rates and an unusually cold winter, which kept many prospective buyers away from open houses in January and February.—
Chase Jordan
April 7,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Apr. 2026
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Even as concerns over the economy and interest rates rise, agents in the first quarter still said the market was either in the buyer’s favor or balanced.—
Diana Olick,
CNBC,
7 Apr. 2026
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Donations from individuals and some interest groups brought his account up to $335,000.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
6 Apr. 2026
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Assemblymember Buffy Wicks, an Oakland Democrat who chairs the Select Committee on Housing Construction Innovation, spent much of the Legislature’s fall recess last year touring modular projects, in other states and other nations, and talking to various interest groups, including unions.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Super PACs and other outside groups aligned with special interests pumped more than $50 million into congressional and state races during this primary.—
Alisa Kaplan,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
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Prior to working as attorney general, Bondi conducted lobbying work on behalf of special interest groups and was previously criticized by Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) for having lobbied Congress on behalf of Qatar.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Pressure group.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pressure%20group. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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