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a group of people with a common identifying interest that they seek to protect and promote
agricultural interest groups are adamantly opposed to the bill
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Recent Examples of interest group
That would include congressional employee communications with each other, with whistleblowers, and with interest groups.
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Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
The school safety nonprofit, formed by security and contracting interest groups, has created a set of guidelines for districts to improve school safety, though critics say the recommendations are mainly designed to boost sales of security products.
—Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 15 Nov. 2024
The District 3 and District 5 races for the Los Angeles Board of Education became high-spending campaigns between two competing political interest groups, but the groups were not the same in each race.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2024
Today there are two main types of lobbyists in Springfield: those who work exclusively for a single corporation or interest group — the state’s manufacturers or retailers, for instance — and those who contract with a variety of clients, essentially hired guns for anyone willing to pay.
—Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 17 Nov. 2024
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Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
The school safety nonprofit, formed by security and contracting interest groups, has created a set of guidelines for districts to improve school safety, though critics say the recommendations are mainly designed to boost sales of security products.
—Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 15 Nov. 2024
The District 3 and District 5 races for the Los Angeles Board of Education became high-spending campaigns between two competing political interest groups, but the groups were not the same in each race.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2024
Today there are two main types of lobbyists in Springfield: those who work exclusively for a single corporation or interest group — the state’s manufacturers or retailers, for instance — and those who contract with a variety of clients, essentially hired guns for anyone willing to pay.
—Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 17 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interest group
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While companies have long struggled to wring value out of their data initiatives, something big has changed in the last two years: Generative AI has spurred greater interest and investment in data quality and broader data capabilities.Randy Bean, Harvard Business Review, 2 Jan. 2025
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The sanctions will see all U.S. property and interests in property of the offenders blocked, with sanctions also possible against financial institutions and other persons dealing with the sanctioned individuals.Emma Woollacott, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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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
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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
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Though still rare in America, the model reflects the striking idea that fundamental problems of politics—polarization, apathy, manipulation by special interests—can be transformed through radically direct democracy.Nick Romeo, The New Yorker, 31 Dec. 2024
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Once created, jobs in government and special interest organizations tend not to disappear.Wal van Lierop, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Interest group.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interest%20group. Accessed 7 Jan. 2025.
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