interest group
1interest group — UK US noun [C] (also special interest group) ► a group of people or organizations who work to support an interest, principle, etc. that they all have: »Local residents who oppose the new supermarket have formed an interest group that is… …
2interest group — interest .group n a group of people who join together to try to influence the government in order to protect their own particular rights, advantages etc …
3interest group — interest ,group noun count a group of people who work together to achieve a particular goal, especially by putting pressure on the government …
4interest group — n. an organized group active in supporting and advancing a particular cause or goal …
5interest group — index constituency Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
6interest group — a group of people drawn or acting together in support of a common interest or to voice a common concern: Political interest groups seek to influence legislation. [1905 10] * * * ▪ political science Introduction also called special interest group …
7Interest group — An interest group (also advocacy group, lobby group, pressure group or special interest group) is an organized collection of people who seek to influence political decisions.Types of groupsectionalSectional groups represent the interests of their …
8interest group — noun (usually plural) a social group whose members control some field of activity and who have common aims the iron interests stepped up production • Syn: ↑interest • Usage Domain: ↑plural, ↑plural form • Hypernyms: ↑socia …
9interest group — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms interest group : singular interest group plural interest groups a group of people who work together to achieve a particular aim, especially by putting pressure on the government …
10interest group — interesų grupė statusas T sritis Politika apibrėžtis Organizuota struktūra (asociacija), vienijanti visuomenės narius, turinčius bendrų interesų ir tikslų bei siekianti daryti įtaką valdžios institucijų priimamiems sprendimams, bet nesiekianti… …
