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.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pressure group
Noun
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Higher interest rates thus increase Powerball amounts – and public interest in playing it.—
George Petras,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Naoise Connolly Ryan of Ireland on Wednesday described to Judge O’Connor her 7-year-old son’s interest in superheroes, particularly Superman.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Sep. 2025
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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
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Feulner organized the Heritage Foundation like an interest group.—
E.J. Fagan,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Our health policies are guided by evidence, common sense, and respect for individual rights—not ideological agendas or special interests.—
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Sep. 2025
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Americans for Prosperity ― Ogles' former employer and that of many of his congressional staff ― is a political special interest group that advocates for limited government, free markets and fiscal restraint.—
Vivian Jones,
Nashville Tennessean,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Pressure group.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pressure%20group. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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