Synonyms of pressure group

pressure group

noun

as in interest

a group of people with a common identifying interest that they seek to protect and promote

observed that if publishers gave in to every pressure group, nothing would ever get published

Synonyms & Similar Words

• interest
• interest group
• special interest
• vested interest
• political action committee

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pressure group

The demands of the aging are already becoming emphatic, and their power as a pressure group is recognized in politics. — Christine Smallwood, Harpers Magazine, 21 Apr. 2026

Tillman has run a conservative pressure group in Illinois working for traditional party goals—lowering taxes, fighting unions, being tough on crime. — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2026

The leader of the Ex-Slave Pension Association was later imprisoned on mail fraud charges, and the organization faded away, while the Eagles became one of the pressure groups that eventually led to Social Security. — Trevor Jackson, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026

Cosseted by favorable districts and incumbent fundraising advantages, the majority caters mostly to pressure groups — especially socially conservative ones — that influence Republican primaries. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 10 Feb. 2026