pressure group
4
4.1
- noun
- /ˈprɛʃər ɡruːp/
- UK
:
grupo de presión
- The executive and legislative branches of the US government are usually responsive to effective pressure groups.
- political pressure group
- domestic pressure groups
- effective pressure groups
Examples
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Active intervention by domestic pressure groups in each country further compounded the problem.
Academic text (2001) -
New organizations and pressure groups emerged to play a role in Israeli political life.
Academic text (1996) -
In 1979, the state released its first bill that addressed some of the complaints raised by these pressure groups.
Academic text (1996) -
It's about reassuring his supportive pressure groups that he supports their interests.
Blog text (33) -
Biological contamination is a major risk factor at the Montana site, so say environmental pressure groups.
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At the same time, Colombian exporters had emerged as a very strong pressure group.
Academic text (1993) -
Nevertheless, despite the setbacks suffered by these environmental pressure groups, local government-based environmental protection efforts have expanded.
Academic text (1995) -
Whether it appears in partisan form or from nonpartisan pressure groups, the environmental message resonates with the Mexican public.
Academic text (1991) -
The environmental organization serves as a pressure group to advocate for stricter pollution regulations.
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In recent years, pressure groups have increasingly influenced legislative decisions regarding healthcare reform.
Synonyms
99
3.9
A group of people who try to persuade public officials to support a cause
76
3.6
A group or organization that tries to influence government decisions to help its own members
57
3.1
A group of people with the same goal who try to influence public decisions
40
3.9
A group that tries to persuade people in power to change laws or rules for a cause
19
3.2
A group of people who work together to change laws or government policy
18
3.7
A group of people who try to influence government decisions about one issue
4
3.9
A group that tries to persuade government officials to support laws or policies
3
3.9
A group that tries to influence government decisions often by talking to politicians
A group that tries to influence politicians and government decisions, often by lobbying
How Influential
- US
17
4.4
99
3.9
- UK
4
4.1
40
3.9
∞
2.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'an organized group that exerts pressure to influence policy' is directly compositional from 'pressure' (influence/coercion) + 'group' (a unit of people). This noun+noun construction and its political sense are common cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
The term pressure group shows a simple picture: a group of people putting pressure on leaders, like a crowd pushing a door to make it move. So it means 'to influence government decisions'.