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
Cruz appeared to be referring to public interest group Media and Democracy Project’s petition challenging the Murdochs as license holders of a Fox Philadelphia affiliate.
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Ted Johnson, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2025
Official opposition included the business interest groups CalChamber, Computer & Communications Industry Association and TechNet.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Yet financial interventions from powerful interest groups short-circuit the most basic channels of representative government.
—John J. Donohue, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Feulner organized the Heritage Foundation like an interest group.
—E.j. Fagan, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025
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Ted Johnson, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2025
Official opposition included the business interest groups CalChamber, Computer & Communications Industry Association and TechNet.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Yet financial interventions from powerful interest groups short-circuit the most basic channels of representative government.
—John J. Donohue, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Feulner organized the Heritage Foundation like an interest group.
—E.j. Fagan, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for interest group
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interest group
Noun
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Delany, who was ousted in August from HHS, said Kennedy has expressed strong interest in chemtrails.—
Stephanie Armour,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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The money was not invested as promised and was instead used to make interest payments to previous investors, pay business expenses and on the defendants, the indictment alleges.—
City News Service,
Oc Register,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Nearly 72% of censorship attempts in 2024 were initiated by pressure groups and decision makers who have been swayed by them.—
Jennifer Borresen,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025
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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
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Wambsganss said in an interview that, regardless of the issue, her concern is that Huffman is getting the large majority of his funds from a single special interest source.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Oct. 2025
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Politicians and special interest groups on both sides of the ideological divide fuel the fire by leveraging school board battles to energize voters and galvanize their base.—
Scott Levy,
Time,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Interest group.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interest%20group. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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