interest group
noun
: a group of persons having a common identifying interest that often provides a basis for action
Examples of interest group in a Sentence
agricultural interest groups are adamantly opposed to the bill
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But while the tax was a bold step, the ACA’s lead negotiators had navigated various interest groups to piece the bill together and were afraid of whom their new tax might provoke.
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Paul Kiel, ProPublica, 18 Dec. 2024
Biden's regulators have taken aim at inflated and hidden fees, though their efforts have met with lawsuits by businesses and corporate interest groups.
—Jody Godoy, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
Wiley’s coalition, representing more than 200 civil rights interest groups and other organizations, wants companies like Elon Musk’s X and Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta to more clearly separate fact from fiction.
—Brian Stelter, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
On Monday, the real-estate interest group filed a suit arguing — interestingly enough! — that the FARE Act violates brokers’ First Amendment rights.
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 20 Dec. 2024
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Paul Kiel, ProPublica, 18 Dec. 2024
Biden's regulators have taken aim at inflated and hidden fees, though their efforts have met with lawsuits by businesses and corporate interest groups.
—Jody Godoy, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
Wiley’s coalition, representing more than 200 civil rights interest groups and other organizations, wants companies like Elon Musk’s X and Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta to more clearly separate fact from fiction.
—Brian Stelter, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
On Monday, the real-estate interest group filed a suit arguing — interestingly enough! — that the FARE Act violates brokers’ First Amendment rights.
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Interest group.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interest%20group. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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