Thesaurus results for PRESSURE GROUP

pressure group

noun

Definition of pressure group

as in interest

a group of people with a common identifying interest that they seek to protect and promote observed that if publishers gave in to every pressure group, nothing would ever get published

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Recent Examples of pressure group The demands of the aging are already becoming emphatic, and their power as a pressure group is recognized in politics. — Christine Smallwood, Harpers Magazine, 21 Apr. 2026 Tillman has run a conservative pressure group in Illinois working for traditional party goals—lowering taxes, fighting unions, being tough on crime. — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2026 The leader of the Ex-Slave Pension Association was later imprisoned on mail fraud charges, and the organization faded away, while the Eagles became one of the pressure groups that eventually led to Social Security. — Trevor Jackson, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026 Cosseted by favorable districts and incumbent fundraising advantages, the majority caters mostly to pressure groups — especially socially conservative ones — that influence Republican primaries. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 10 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pressure group

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Private equity’s growing interest in sports teams is another sign of the buying boom, said Irwin Kirshner, the head of the sports law group at the law firm Herrick Feinstein.

— Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
At Fleet Feet’s Columbus Circle store in New York, employees have noticed increased interest in moisture-wicking and cooling apparel, as well as high-electrolyte drink mixes, capsules and chewable tablets.

— Nadia Neophytou, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of interest

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Both proposals are undergoing review and debate among the city’s policymakers, who are getting an earful from the various interest groups.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026
Lawmakers influenced by opposing interest groups have failed to reach a consensus.

— Constance Malleret, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of interest group

Noun

California was once hailed as a model for curbing the power of special interests and electing moderates.

— Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026
The incumbent who has sought and accepted millions in special interest campaign donations strained to paint Bronin as a tool of billionaires.

— Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 15 Aug. 2026

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