| NOUN | group | pressure group, special interest, special-interest group, special interest group, advocacy group, lobby group, lobby, third house | a group of people who try actively to influence legislation / legislation |
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| Meaning | A group of people who try actively to influence legislation / legislation. | |
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| Synonyms | special interest, special-interest group, special interest group, advocacy group, lobby group, lobby, third house | |
| Narrower | National Rifle Association, NRA | A powerful lobby that advocates the right to own and bear arms and rejects any gun regulation by the government |
| Broader | interest, interest group | (usually plural) a social group whose members control some field of activity and who have common aims |
| political unit, political entity | A unit with political responsibilities | |
| Spanish | camarilla, grupo de presión | |
| Catalan | camarilla, grup de pressiö | |
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