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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 group
After months of discussion and debate among politicians, pundits, and pressure groups worldwide, a group of legislators was finally taking regulatory steps to address the potential dangers of artificial intelligence.
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Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Dec. 2023
This puts it in a similar category as pressure groups like CAMERA and HonestReporting, which also parse media coverage from the vantage point of a particular agenda.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 21 Nov. 2023
There are those, such as the anti-royalist pressure group Republic, who believe Charles’ contradictions and complexities will eventually herald the end of this millennia-old institution.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 3 May 2023
Yesterday, the European Parliament’s civil liberties committee grilled Commissioner Ylva Johansson on reports that her proposal resulted from improper lobbying by American and British pressure groups.
—Bydavid Meyer, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2023
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Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Dec. 2023
This puts it in a similar category as pressure groups like CAMERA and HonestReporting, which also parse media coverage from the vantage point of a particular agenda.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 21 Nov. 2023
There are those, such as the anti-royalist pressure group Republic, who believe Charles’ contradictions and complexities will eventually herald the end of this millennia-old institution.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 3 May 2023
Yesterday, the European Parliament’s civil liberties committee grilled Commissioner Ylva Johansson on reports that her proposal resulted from improper lobbying by American and British pressure groups.
—Bydavid Meyer, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pressure group
Noun
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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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On climate action, Trump’s approach promises to embolden interest groups within the global South that are dedicated to high-carbon industries and the extraction of fossil fuels.Matias Spektor, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
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Meanwhile, Florida’s robust environmentalist streak has allowed interest groups to advance nonlethal management methods.Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Dec. 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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“Pressure group.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pressure%20group. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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