pressure group

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 In 1940, an anti-war and isolationist pressure group, America First Committee, was launched to oppose the U.S. entering World War II. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024 In reality, revenue generated by these taxes disappears into the black hole of the general budget and goes to whatever pressure group has the most influence at city hall. Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2024 Lear produced many more shows; ran a liberal pressure group, People for the American Way; and, admirably, owned and exhibited an early printing of the Declaration of Independence. Christian Schneider, National Review, 21 Dec. 2023 After months of discussion and debate among politicians, pundits, and pressure groups worldwide, a group of legislators was finally taking regulatory steps to address the potential dangers of artificial intelligence. Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Dec. 2023 See All Example Sentences for pressure group
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Noun
  • To the normal viewer their interest is in the results, not the work involved.
    Dennis Warren, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 May 2025
  • So Glanville and his colleagues wrote the journal Cell to gauge their interest in publishing the research.
    Ari Daniel, NPR, 2 May 2025
Noun
  • His office rallied the support for Take it Down from a slew of different public interest groups.
    Andrew R. Chow, Time, 29 Apr. 2025
  • Lee ran on her record as a veteran politician with decades of experience forging connections across diverse interest groups.
    Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • What happens if the rule of law becomes more procedural than real, if the legislature can no longer constrain a powerful executive, if rhetoric loses any connection with reality, and if oligarchs, politicians, and special interests use money and violence to compete for primacy?
    Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
  • On Sunday, Flair had a special interest in the main event as John Cena broke his record for most world championships in pro wrestling history.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025

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“Pressure group.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pressure%20group. Accessed 5 May. 2025.

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