interest group

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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 on the Web That’s created a rush of negotiations as Gov. Gavin Newsom and lawmakers try to persuade some interest groups to drop their initiatives in exchange for policy changes from Sacramento. Laurel Rosenhall, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2024 Large farmers, in turn, have organized into powerful political interest groups that aim to dictate agricultural policy to their governments. Jan Dutkiewicz, Vox, 2 May 2024 But there’s a major difference: The FOP, unlike the PBA, is highly critical of Bradshaw. Unions and other interest groups often place bets on both sides of a campaign. Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 23 July 2024 Never before have interest groups been given such free rein to operate so clearly as a de facto arm of the campaign. Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for interest group 

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“Interest group.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interest%20group. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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