pressure group
English Thesaurus
1. a group of people who try actively to influence legislation (noun.group)
| hyponym | : | national rifle association, nra, |
| definition | : | a powerful lobby that advocates the right to own and bear arms and rejects any gun regulation by the government (noun.group) |
| derivation | : | lobbyist, |
| definition | : | someone who is employed to persuade legislators to vote for legislation that favors the lobbyist's employer (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | buttonhole, lobby, |
| definition | : | detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | lobbyist, |
| definition | : | someone who is employed to persuade legislators to vote for legislation that favors the lobbyist's employer (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | buttonhole, lobby, |
| definition | : | detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors (verb.social) |
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