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🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

gruppo di pressione

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈɡruppo di presˈsjone

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Advocacy group/ˈæd.və.kə.si ɡruːp/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #8500 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Il gruppo di pressione ha incontrato i parlamentari."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    An organization that uses various forms of advocacy to influence public opinion and/or policy.

    "The advocacy group launched a nationwide campaign to raise awareness about environmental protection."
  2. 2

    A collection of individuals united by a common interest who lobby governments or institutions for specific legislative changes.

    "Local advocacy groups successfully pressured the city council to improve public transit accessibility."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines advocacy, derived from the Latin advocatus (one called to aid, from advocare), and group, borrowed from the Italian gruppo or French groupe. Established in modern socio-political discourse during the mid-20th century, it describes organized collectives formed to influence public policy and opinion.

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