interest group

as in interest
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 Tort-reform advocates were backed by powerful interest groups, such as the Texas Association of Business and Texans for Lawsuit Reform, which was made up of large insurers, doctors, construction companies, and retailers. Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025 Instead, tax dollars are being siphoned off to fund unproductive and unnecessary programs that benefit radical interest groups while hurting hardworking American citizens. Savannah Kuchar, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025 Above all, California needs interest groups, lawmakers and a courageous governor willing to set aside politics as usual and commit to tackling hard problems. Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2025 Instead, tax dollars are being siphoned off to fund unproductive and unnecessary programs that benefit radical interest groups while hurting hard-working American citizens. Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for interest group
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Noun
  • The outcome between the two candidates in the Commonwealth is not the only thing of national interest, though.
    Savannah Kuchar, USA Today, 21 Apr. 2025
  • Fed Chair Jerome Powell this week said that the resulting inflation may affect interest rate policy.
    John Navin, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Inside, the report notes that 72% of book challenges come either from pressure groups and officials who have been swayed by them.
    Peter Greene, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Inside, the report notes that 72% of book challenges come either from pressure groups and officials who have been swayed by them.
    Peter Greene, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Of course, there will be legal challenges, particularly by special interest groups that would lose anticompetitive benefits.
    Alden Abbott, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
  • Voters want a leader who's going to listen and going to stand up to the corporate special interests.
    Charlotte Alter, Time, 11 Apr. 2025

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“Interest group.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interest%20group. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.

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