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Dutch
Etymology
From pressie + groep, calque of English pressure group.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈprɛ.siˌɣrup/
- Hyphenation: pres‧sie‧groep
Noun
pressiegroep f or m (plural pressiegroepen, diminutive pressiegroepje n)
- (chiefly Netherlands) pressure group
- 1965, Paul van 't Veer, De helden van onze tijd, Bezige Bij, page 44.
De lobbyisten ('lobbies' zijn de wandelgangen van het parlementsgebouw, waar in meer primitieve tijden de senatoren door vertegenwoordigers der pressiegroep werden benaderd) hebben andere wegen gevonden.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
2011, Rob van Otterdijk, Peter Pennartz, Peter Hurkxkens, Tom Toebes, edited by Martin de Wolf, Lesgeven over duurzame ontwikkeling. Didactische handreiking, Garant, →ISBN, page 127:Ambtenaren en politici worden vaak benaderd door pressiegroepen.- Government officials and politicians are often approached by pressure groups.
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