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in·ter·est group

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. interest, interest groupnoun

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

    "the iron interests stepped up production"

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  1. interest group

    An interest group is a formal or informal organization of individuals or entities who share a common purpose, objective, or cause. They unite for the purpose of exerting influence over public policy or decision-making, usually within a particular government, by lobbying, advocacy, research, and public campaigns. Such groups could be based on political, economic, social, environmental or other issues.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of interest group in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of interest group in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of interest group in a Sentence

  1. Martha Burk:

    We do not take sex discrimination as seriously as we do race, that is an extreme imbalance. Women's representation has to reach a critical mass before meaningful change can be made and most experts consider that around 30 percent and that they are no longer seen as a special interest group.

  2. Bill Clinton:

    Time and time again, by innuendo, by insinuation, there is this attack that he is putting forth which really comes down to, you know, anybody who ever took donations or speaking fees from any interest group has to be bought. And I just absolutely reject that, senator, and I really don't think these kinds of attacks by insinuation are worthy of you. And enough is enough.

  3. Lindsey Graham:

    Every special interest group in town is trying to get a little bit more, nickel-and-diming at a time when people are dying -- literally dying.

  4. Nicole Solas:

    Being sued by a special interest group, the NEA, that has $300 million in a slush fund that's available to just bully stay-at-home moms like me was a real eye-opener to how public school really operates.

  5. David Kieve:

    He also understood that if we were going to turn a corner and sell climate to the American people in a way we never have before, we needed to be really explicit in connecting it to the jobs piece, labor was treated as a partner rather than an interest group.


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  • مجموعة المصالحArabic
  • आपसी हित वाला समूहHindi
  • belangengroepDutch

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