lobby group
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3.9
- noun
- /ˈlɑbi ɡruːp/
:
grupo de cabildeo
- The Grupo Iniciativa Mujeres is perhaps the first women's lobby group that has emerged since the transition to democracy.
He vetoed that while also taking millions of dollars from the anti birth control extremist lobby group Susan B Anthony.
- He vetoed that while also taking millions of dollars from the anti birth control extremist lobby group Susan B Anthony.
- And And, you know, I would think that probably one of the more powerful lobbying groups, even for Democrats, would be the bankers.
- And we've never had to deal with a monied lobbying group that's about sustaining mass incarceration.
- So these are lobby groups that have gone in at the expense of the school and taught them a load of crap when it comes to the Equality Act.
Examples
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Several politicians met with the environmental lobby group to discuss new climate policies.
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The interests of unions, for instance, temper the interests of the business lobby groups.
Fiction book (2002) -
In Europe, policy has been driven by consumers and lobby groups that favor limits on greenhouse gas emissions.
Academic text (2008) -
Pro-Israeli lobby groups have accused the White House of hardening its stance toward Israel.
Blog text (28) -
Media sources, politicians, and lobby groups often leap upon a perceived correlation and use it to 'prove' their own beliefs.
Blog text (15) -
Here's what I want to know: how many United States Senators receive campaign contributions from pro-abortion lobby groups?
Blog text (22) -
One of the first things that stuns you is the number of invitations on your desk, for lunch, breakfast, dinner, champagne receptions; and invariably, they come from lobby groups.
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The animal welfare lobby group successfully advocated for stricter regulations on factory farms.
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The civil rights lobby group organized a rally to promote equal treatment for all citizens.
Synonyms
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3.9
A group of people who try to persuade public officials to support a cause
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3.6
A group or organization that tries to influence government decisions to help its own members
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3.1
A group of people with the same goal who try to influence public decisions
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3.9
A group that tries to persuade people in power to change laws or rules for a cause
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3.7
A group of people who try to influence government decisions about one issue
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4.1
A group that tries to change government decisions to help a cause or its members
A group that tries to influence politicians and government decisions, often by lobbying
How Influential
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'an organization that attempts to influence legislators or government officials' is directly derivable from combining 'lobby' (a collective that pressures politicians) with 'group' (a unit of people). This noun-noun composition is a common, transparent formation in English and is likely immediately comprehensible to a B1 learner who knows both constituent words.
Etymology
Lobby group comes from people who used to wait in a building's entrance hall, the lobby, to speak to politicians together as a group. That's why a lobby group now means an organization that tries 'to influence' lawmakers or government decisions.