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pressure group

pres·sure group
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [presh-er groop]
    • /ˈprɛʃ ər grup/
    • /ˈpreʃə(r) ɡruːp/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [presh-er groop]
    • /ˈprɛʃ ər grup/

Definitions of pressure group words

  • noun pressure group an interest group that attempts to influence legislation through the use of lobbying techniques and propaganda. 1
  • noun pressure group organization that campaigns or lobbies 1
  • countable noun pressure group A pressure group is an organized group of people who are trying to persuade a government or other authority to do something, for example to change a law. 0
  • noun pressure group a group of people who seek to exert pressure on legislators, public opinion, etc, in order to promote their own ideas or welfare 0
  • noun pressure group any group that exerts pressure upon government officials and the public through lobbies, propaganda, etc. in order to affect legislation or policies 0
See all 5 definitions of pressure group

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Origin of pressure group

First appearance:

before 1925
One of the 11% newest English words
First recorded in 1925-30

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Parts of speech for Pressure group

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Pressure group

pressure group popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 75% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

pressure group usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for pressure group

noun pressure group

  • activist — An activist is a person who works to bring about political or social changes by campaigning in public or working for an organization.
  • affinity group — a group of persons affiliated with the same organization, college, etc., often receiving certain discounts or other privileges.
  • combo — A combo is a small group of musicians who play jazz, dance, or popular music.
  • faction — a form of writing or filmmaking that treats real people or events as if they were fictional or uses them as an integral part of a fictional account.
  • influence peddler — a person who arranges to obtain favors, as government contracts, from high officials on behalf of others for a fee.
All 11 Synonyms of pressure group

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