interest-group
Cause-based organization
An interest group is an organization that advocates for a particular cause, industry, or constituency, typically by lobbying government officials or shaping public opinion.
The term is neutral but often carries skeptical undertones—suggesting that narrow interests may conflict with broader public good: The bill was written by industry interest groups.
Also called a pressure group or special interest group.
Entryway or influence-seeking
- advocacyPleading for a cause
- PACCampaign contribution pooler
- coalitionTemporary alliance for action
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
legislation · Congress · grassroots · mobilization · petition · referendum · constituent · voter
Enclosed room or cavity
- industryEconomic production sector
- sectorDistinct division of whole
- stakeholderParty with an interest
- corporationLegally separate business entity
union · guild · cartel · monopoly · tariff · subsidy · deregulation · protectionism
lobby
Entryway or influence-seeking
campaign · legislation · Congress · grassroots · mobilization · petition · referendum · constituent · voter · partisan
chamber
Enclosed room or cavity
- industryEconomic production sector
- sectorDistinct division of whole
- stakeholderParty with an interest
corporation · union · guild · cartel · monopoly · tariff · subsidy · deregulation · protectionism · business
cause
What produces an effect
justice · nonprofit · charity · volunteer · community · organization · NGO · foundation · alliance · network
interest-groupgeneral public
People as a whole
common good · general welfare · public good · public interest · the masses
interest-grouppolitical party
Election-seeking ideological organization
ruling party · major party · electoral coalition · government · legislature
interest-groupprivate citizen
interest, group, interests, interested, interesting, interestingly, uninteresting, disinterested, uninterested