"focus group" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: focus groups [plural]
Etymology: Coined by psychologist and marketing expert Ernest Dichter. Etymology templates: {{coin|en|Ernest Dichter|nobycat=1|occ=psychologist and marketing expert}} Coined by psychologist and marketing expert Ernest Dichter Head templates: {{en-noun}} focus group (plural focus groups)
  1. A group of people, sampled from a larger population, interviewed in open session for market research or political analysis. Translations (a group of people interviewed for market research or political analysis): fokusryhmä (Finnish), täsmäryhmä (Finnish), Fokusgruppe [feminine] (German), fókuszcsoport (Hungarian), fokusgrupp [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-focus_group-en-noun-3AaMLgfq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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