pressure groups

pressure group

noun
an interest group that attempts to influence legislation through the use of lobbying techniques and propaganda.

Origin:
1925–30
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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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pressure group definition


An organized group that tries to influence the government to adopt certain policies or measures. Also called an interest group. (See lobby.)

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