pressure group
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English
Noun
pressure group (plural pressure groups)
- An advocacy group.
- 2021 September 8, Paul Clifton, “Opposition mounts to SWR's planned timetable reductions”, in RAIL, number 939, page 27, photo caption:
- Passengers, pressure groups and local authorities have criticised the operator's plans for a permanent reduction in services.
Translations
advocacy group — see advocacy group
References
- “pressure group”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.