Thesaurus results for PRESSURE GROUPS

pressure groups

noun

plural of pressure group

as in interests

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 groups Public pressure groups, and politicians such as Herman Mashaba, are calling on the government to do much, much more. — Paul Tilsley, FOXNews.com, 26 July 2026 Increasingly, book bans are driven less by individuals than by politically motivated pressure groups targeting decision-makers. — Spin Team, SPIN, 22 June 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 Johnson is calling for coordinated national efforts led by mayors and state governments, in concert with public pressure groups and local residents, to combat the actions by ICE, the Border Patrol and other federal authorities. — David Greising, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026 At the same time, pressure groups worked hard to get younger, more YIMBY legislators elected. — Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 11 Jan. 2026 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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Noun

The company is planning one of the biggest IPOs in history as a public benefit corporation, a legal structure that requires management to balance broader public interests with profitability goals.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026
Leikauf’s announcement came amid a monthslong dispute with his predecessor, former Sheriff John D’Agostini, who accused him of putting his own interests ahead of the community.

— Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of interests

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But interest groups nonetheless are focusing on court races in several states with a goal of positioning themselves for bigger races in 2028.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026
Unfortunately, the same forces that defeated previous permitting reform packages — primarily left-wing interest groups — are threatening to smother this legislation.

— Editorial Board, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of interest groups

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Both questions surrounding special interests underscored the extent to which the pair has been entrenched in politics for decades, even as Jackson presents himself as the outsider taking on the ultimate insider.

— Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 9 Oct. 2026
Other opponents argue that special interests such as the oil and gas industry should not be protected by the state constitution.

— Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 3 Oct. 2026

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