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 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 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 See All Example Sentences for pressure group
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Noun
  • Delany, who was ousted in August from HHS, said Kennedy has expressed strong interest in chemtrails.
    Stephanie Armour, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The money was not invested as promised and was instead used to make interest payments to previous investors, pay business expenses and on the defendants, the indictment alleges.
    City News Service, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Vought was instrumental in turning Heritage Action into the interest group that congressional Republicans feared most.
    Andy Kroll, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
  • So, yeah, there are losers in the process, and, throughout history, elites and interest groups have sought to block creative destruction.
    NPR, NPR, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Local government should be close to the community—listening to residents, using data responsibly, and avoiding partisanship or special interest influence in areas like school governance.
    Pioneer Press elections team, Twin Cities, 16 Oct. 2025
  • In some cases, local governments will go to all the effort of crafting the measure and then conveniently decide not to go forward, only for a special interest group to then take the measure to the ballot and qualify it at the lower voter threshold.
    Jon Coupal, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025

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