"interest group" meaning in All languages combined

See interest group on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: interest groups [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} interest group (plural interest groups)
  1. An advocacy group.
    Sense id: en-interest_group-en-noun-JiGTRvJm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Collectives

Inflected forms

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