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10 Language-to-English DictionariesInterest Group
/ˈɪn.tə.rest ɡruːp/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An organization of people with shared objectives who actively seek to influence political decisions.
"The environmental interest group lobbied for stricter regulations on pollution." - 2
A collective of individuals or organizations that advocate for specific issues or causes.
"The interest group for education reform presented their proposals to the government."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'interest group' combines 'interest', derived from the Latin 'interesse', meaning 'to be between', and 'group', from Old French 'groupe', meaning 'a cluster'. The phrase evolved in the 20th century to describe organizations that advocate for specific causes or interests.
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groupe d'intérêt
Transliteration: groop dahn-tay-r
"Le groupe d'intérêt a présenté ses demandes au gouvernement."
Interessengruppe
Transliteration: in-te-re-sen-groo-pe
"Die Interessengruppe hat ihre Vorschläge dem Parlament vorgelegt."
gruppo di interesse
Transliteration: groop-po dee in-te-re-se
"Il gruppo di interesse ha fatto pressione per una nuova legge."
grupo de interés
Transliteration: groo-po de in-te-res
"El grupo de interés presentó sus propuestas al gobierno."
grupo de interesse
Transliteration: groo-po dee in-te-re-se
"O grupo de interesse fez lobby por mudanças na legislação."
हित समूह
Transliteration: hit samuh
"हित समूह ने सरकार से अपनी मांगें प्रस्तुत कीं।"
利益集团
Transliteration: lìyì jítuán
"利益集团向政府提出了他们的建议。"
이익 집단
Transliteration: iik jipdan
"이익 집단은 정부에 그들의 요구를 제출했습니다."
利益団体
Transliteration: rieki dantai
"利益団体は政府に提案をしました。"
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