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 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
  • See Model Trains If your interests lean toward railways and miniatures, Hendersonville has the place for you.
    Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 2 Oct. 2025
  • These products keep their interests, encourage bonding, and help develop problem solving skills.
    Emily Glover, Parents, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In 2021, the book banning crisis was mostly centered around grassroots influence over school boards, the report details, with special-interest groups like Mom’s for Liberty and waves of individuals lobbying school board members to remove books based on the content within.
    Angele Latham, Nashville Tennessean, 1 Oct. 2025
  • And yet today, many of the practices that meet Aristotle’s definition of corruption—interest groups paying for special consideration, the influence given to lobbyists and campaign donors—are both legal and widely accepted in America.
    Zephyr Teachout, The Atlantic, 22 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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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“Pressure groups.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pressure%20groups. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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