interest group
noun
: a group of persons having a common identifying interest that often provides a basis for action
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agricultural interest groups are adamantly opposed to the bill
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Part of it will be deftly and slowly shifting money to constituencies that would, for the wrong reasons – politics and empowering different interest groups – begin to challenge the hegemony of LIHTC in the affordable housing world.
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Roger Valdez, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
These two different district hospitals serve two different interest groups.
—Latoya Clarke, Sun Sentinel, 15 Oct. 2024
Sessions will be targeted toward different interest groups, including those in business, nonprofit and government sectors.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2024
By the numbers: Large-dollar donations — largely from interest groups that don't disclose their donors — are pouring into the campaign at the 11th hour, an Axios Denver analysis finds.
—John Frank, Axios, 30 Oct. 2024
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Roger Valdez, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
These two different district hospitals serve two different interest groups.
—Latoya Clarke, Sun Sentinel, 15 Oct. 2024
Sessions will be targeted toward different interest groups, including those in business, nonprofit and government sectors.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2024
By the numbers: Large-dollar donations — largely from interest groups that don't disclose their donors — are pouring into the campaign at the 11th hour, an Axios Denver analysis finds.
—John Frank, Axios, 30 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for interest group
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“Interest group.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interest%20group. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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