pressure groups

plural of pressure group
as in interests
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 groups Public pressure groups, and politicians such as Herman Mashaba, are calling on the government to do much, much more. Paul Tilsley, FOXNews.com, 26 July 2026 Increasingly, book bans are driven less by individuals than by politically motivated pressure groups targeting decision-makers. Spin Team, SPIN, 22 June 2026 The leader of the Ex-Slave Pension Association was later imprisoned on mail fraud charges, and the organization faded away, while the Eagles became one of the pressure groups that eventually led to Social Security. Trevor Jackson, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026 Cosseted by favorable districts and incumbent fundraising advantages, the majority caters mostly to pressure groups — especially socially conservative ones — that influence Republican primaries. Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 10 Feb. 2026 Johnson is calling for coordinated national efforts led by mayors and state governments, in concert with public pressure groups and local residents, to combat the actions by ICE, the Border Patrol and other federal authorities. David Greising, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026 At the same time, pressure groups worked hard to get younger, more YIMBY legislators elected. Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 11 Jan. 2026 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
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Noun
  • The initiative is built on the Ford Next Generation national model of organizing schools into career academies that link core academics to the college and job interests of students.
    Brett Barrouquere, Arkansas Online, 24 Aug. 2026
  • They may be based on financial need, academic achievement, athletics, talents, interests or your field of study.
    Amy DeYoung, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026
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  • However, unlike prediction market firms and advocacy groups, those interest groups aren’t focused on a single issue.
    Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Industries, disciplines, niche interest groups and organisations, to name a few, all develop their own epistemic cultures.
    Big Think, Big Think, 21 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Norman has decried the role of super PAC spending against him in the runoff campaign, accusing Graham of being funded by special interests who are pushing their own agenda through her candidacy.
    ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
  • California was once hailed as a model for curbing the power of special interests and electing moderates.
    Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026

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“Pressure groups.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pressure%20groups. Accessed 31 Aug. 2026.

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