pressure group

English

Noun

pressure group (plural pressure groups)

1. An advocacy group.
   • 2018 December 1, Drachinifel, 9:12 from the start, in Anti-Slavery Patrols - The West Africa Squadron‎^[1], archived from the original on 29 November 2024:

     Various efforts by certain political pressure groups were still being made to stop the West Africa Squadron's activities, for a number of less-than-honourable reasons, but the government was able to resist them and the patrols would continue.

   • 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.