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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
These interest groups should trade blows outside and leave the ballot alone.
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George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
This rule does not apply to issue ads, which is why interest groups and Super PACs can pay much more than a candidate’s campaign.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2024
But while the tax was a bold step, the ACA’s lead negotiators had navigated various interest groups to piece the bill together and were afraid of whom their new tax might provoke.
—Paul Kiel, ProPublica, 18 Dec. 2024
Biden's regulators have taken aim at inflated and hidden fees, though their efforts have met with lawsuits by businesses and corporate interest groups.
—Jody Godoy, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
This rule does not apply to issue ads, which is why interest groups and Super PACs can pay much more than a candidate’s campaign.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2024
But while the tax was a bold step, the ACA’s lead negotiators had navigated various interest groups to piece the bill together and were afraid of whom their new tax might provoke.
—Paul Kiel, ProPublica, 18 Dec. 2024
Biden's regulators have taken aim at inflated and hidden fees, though their efforts have met with lawsuits by businesses and corporate interest groups.
—Jody Godoy, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interest group
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Only one interest rate cut is expected to take place in 2025.Megan Poinski, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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While that funding was prevalent throughout 2020 and 2021, when Pandion was founded and taken out of stealth mode, the tides changed in early 2022 when the Federal Reserve began hiking interest rates—thus increasing borrowing costs for businesses and making funding rounds riskier for banks.Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 14 Jan. 2025
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In 1940, an anti-war and isolationist pressure group, America First Committee, was launched to oppose the U.S. entering World War II.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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In reality, revenue generated by these taxes disappears into the black hole of the general budget and goes to whatever pressure group has the most influence at city hall.Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2024
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Three energy companies were among the top 10 highest-spending special interest groups in the state, collectively spending over $2 million to advocate for their interests.Gary Collins, Baltimore Sun, 10 Jan. 2025
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House Republicans are abdicating their responsibility to the American people and siding with billionaires and special interests.Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Interest group.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interest%20group. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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