"advocacy group" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: advocacy groups [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} advocacy group (plural advocacy groups)
  1. A group of people, always allied and sometimes also formally organised, who use various forms of advocacy to influence public opinion and policy. Wikipedia link: advocacy group Categories (topical): Collectives Synonyms: interest group, special interest group Translations (people who use various forms of advocacy to influence public opinion): 倡導團體 (Chinese Mandarin), 倡导团体 (chàngdǎo tuántǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), 壓力團體 (Chinese Mandarin), 压力团体 (yālì tuántǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), 利益團體 (Chinese Mandarin), 利益团体 (lìyì tuántǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), belangenorganisatie [feminine] (Dutch), survegrupp (Estonian), etujärjestö (Finnish), painostusryhmä (Finnish), kampanjaryhmä (Finnish), kansalaisjärjestö (Finnish), groupe de pression [masculine] (French), groupe d’intérêt [masculine] (French), Interessengruppe [feminine] (German), érdekvédő csoport (Hungarian), érdekcsoport (Hungarian), lobbicsoport (Hungarian), nyomásgyakorló csoport (Hungarian), þrýstihópur [masculine] (Icelandic), 圧力団体 (atsuryokudantai) (alt: あつりょくだんたい) (Japanese), grupa interesu [feminine] (Polish), grupo de interesse [masculine] (Portuguese), grup de presiune [neuter] (Romanian), grup de influență [neuter] (Romanian), гру́ппа инте́ресов (grúppa intéresov) [feminine] (Russian), grupo de interés [masculine] (Spanish)

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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "people who use various forms of advocacy to influence public opinion",
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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "people who use various forms of advocacy to influence public opinion",
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      "word": "groupe de pression"
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      "sense": "people who use various forms of advocacy to influence public opinion",
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      "word": "groupe d’intérêt"
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      "sense": "people who use various forms of advocacy to influence public opinion",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Interessengruppe"
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      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "people who use various forms of advocacy to influence public opinion",
      "word": "érdekvédő csoport"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "people who use various forms of advocacy to influence public opinion",
      "word": "érdekcsoport"
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      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "people who use various forms of advocacy to influence public opinion",
      "word": "lobbicsoport"
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      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "people who use various forms of advocacy to influence public opinion",
      "word": "nyomásgyakorló csoport"
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      "sense": "people who use various forms of advocacy to influence public opinion",
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      "word": "þrýstihópur"
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      "alt": "あつりょくだんたい",
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      "roman": "atsuryokudantai",
      "sense": "people who use various forms of advocacy to influence public opinion",
      "word": "圧力団体"
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      "sense": "people who use various forms of advocacy to influence public opinion",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "grupa interesu"
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      "sense": "people who use various forms of advocacy to influence public opinion",
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      "word": "grupo de interesse"
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      "sense": "people who use various forms of advocacy to influence public opinion",
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      "word": "гру́ппа инте́ресов"
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