pressure group
noun [C]Definition
› a group of people who work together to try to influence what other people or the government think about a particular subject, in order to achieve the things they wantActivism and pressure groups
(Definition of pressure group noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- activism noun
- activist noun
- agitation noun (PROTEST)
- agitator noun
- agitprop noun
- battle cry noun
- CND noun
- groundswell noun
- guerrilla noun
- hunger strike noun
- insurgency noun
- insurrection noun
- lobby noun (PRESSURE GROUP)
- protest noun
- rebel noun
- rebellion noun
- reformer noun
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