interest group

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ˈinterest ˌgroup noun [countable]  PPGa group of people who join together to try to influence the government in order to protect their own particular rights, advantages etc 〔试图左右政府决策以保护自身利益的〕利益集团 SYN lobby

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interest group• The system of interest group pressure ensuring state responsiveness to its publics thus appears to be flawed.

ˈinterest ˌgroup nounChineseSyllable  

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interest group
ˈinterest ˌgroup noun [countable]
a group of people who join together to try to influence the government in order to protect their own particular rights, advantages etc
   SYN  lobby

interest groupBrE /ˈɪntrəst ɡruːp/ 🔊NAmE /ˈɪntrəst ɡruːp/ 🔊BrE /ˈɪntrest ɡruːp/ 🔊NAmE /ˈɪntrest ɡruːp/ 🔊 nouna group of people who work together to achieve sth that they are particularly interested in, especially by putting pressure on the government, etc. （尤指给政府施加压力等的）利益集团，利益团体◆a special interest group of US lumber producers美国木材生产商特殊利益集团  ➡  compare advocacy group, pressure group