action committee
Issue-driven organizing body
An action committee is a group organized to pursue a specific goal through direct efforts—lobbying, fundraising, campaigning, or advocacy.
The term often appears in political contexts: The neighborhood action committee fought the rezoning proposal.
In American politics, political action committees (PACs) raise money to influence elections.
- task forceTemporary goal-oriented team
- advocacyPleading for a cause
- grassrootsCommon people as political base
- community organizingCollective local civic engagement
- lobbyingAdvocating to decision-makers
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- groupsteam, teams, group, club, clubs
- organizationsorganization, organizations, company, companies, club
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Group for companionship
talking shop · discussion group · debating society · study group · advisory board
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