pressure group
noun
: an interest group organized to influence public and especially government policy but not to elect candidates to office
Examples of pressure group in a Sentence
a pressure group trying to reduce taxes
observed that if publishers gave in to every pressure group, nothing would ever get published
Recent Examples on the Web
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
The ambivalence was best reflected in, of all places, the response of the National Legion of Decency, the powerful Roman Catholic pressure group that had kept Hollywood in line since 1934.
—Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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 
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
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
The ambivalence was best reflected in, of all places, the response of the National Legion of Decency, the powerful Roman Catholic pressure group that had kept Hollywood in line since 1934.
—Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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
Dictionary Entries Near pressure group
Cite this Entry
“Pressure group.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pressure%20group. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share