interest group

Noun

Meaning

(usually plural) a social group whose members control some field of activity and who have common aims

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Synonyms

interest party caucus camp faction lobby sect special interest group political party special interest lobbyist pressure group lobby group advocacy group lobbies
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Antonyms

fork single division crush detachment loneliness
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Hypernyms

social group

Hyponyms

lobby special interest group special interest pressure group lobby group advocacy group

Examples

the iron interests stepped up production Source: Internet

Like Western states of previous centuries, the new ex-colonies lacked autonomous bureaucracies, which would make decisions based on the benefit to society as a whole, rather than respond to corruption and nepotism to favor a particular interest group. Source: Internet

One type of private interest group that has grown in number and influence in recent years is the political action committee or PAC. Source: Internet

But it wasn’t long before he got to know an interest group from the United States (US) that specialised in regime changes and acts of espionage. Source: Internet

A number of steps can help smooth the transition and avoid concentrating losses (either spatially or within a particular interest group). Source: Internet

Assistant Dean Neal H. Dorow, advisor to MIT’s FSILGs, stated that DLP would probably receive similar recognition from MIT as a special interest group. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

interest interest expense interest for the duration of one's life interest in agriculture interest in common interest in land