interest group
Policy advocacy organization
An interest group is an organization that advocates for a specific cause, industry, or constituency.
Interest groups lobby legislators, fund campaigns, and shape public opinion to advance their agenda: The gun lobby is one of the most powerful interest groups in American politics.
The term is neutral but often carries implications of behind-the-scenes influence.
Also called a pressure group or special interest group.
Advocating to decision-makers
- activismDirect effort for reform
- causeWhat produces an effect
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- petitionFormal written appeal
grassroots · awareness · reform · pressure · stakeholder · policy · testimony · legislation
Group with shared aim
- coalitionTemporary alliance for action
- allianceFormal union of parties
- federationUnion of semi-autonomous states
- leagueAssociation or distance unit
consortium · union · bloc · network · PAC · think tank · caucus · guild
Advocating to decision-makers
- cloutInformal power or punch
- leverageBorrowed capital for amplified returns
- pressureForce upon contact
- swayRock back and forth
persuasion · access · connections · power · pull · reach · backroom · favor
Biased toward one side
- factionGroup within group
- constituencyElectoral district's voters
- electorateEligible voting body
- voting blocAligned electoral faction
single-issue · bipartisan · polarization · representation · delegate · platform · policymaker · legislator
lobbying
Advocating to decision-makers
petition · grassroots · awareness · reform · pressure · stakeholder · policy · testimony · legislation · platform
association
Group with shared aim
- coalitionTemporary alliance for action
- allianceFormal union of parties
- federationUnion of semi-autonomous states
league · consortium · union · bloc · network · PAC · think tank · caucus · guild · society
lobbying
Advocating to decision-makers
- cloutInformal power or punch
- leverageBorrowed capital for amplified returns
- pressureForce upon contact
sway · persuasion · access · connections · power · pull · reach · backroom · favor · donor
partisan
Biased toward one side
- factionGroup within group
- constituencyElectoral district's voters
- electorateEligible voting body
voting bloc · single-issue · bipartisan · polarization · representation · delegate · platform · policymaker · legislator · gerrymandering
- groupsteam, teams, club, clubs, gang
- online communitiesforum, online communities, discussion board, forums, message board
- advocacy groupslobbying groups, NAACP, lobby groups, Amnesty International, watchdog groups
- organizationsorganization, organizations, company, companies, club
- regional meetupchapter meeting, local chapter, coffee meetup, community gathering, club meeting
- political bodiesgovernment, legislature, parliament, senate, cabinet
interest grouppolitical party
Election-seeking ideological organization
major party · umbrella organization · mass movement · government · legislature
interest groupunaffiliated voter
group, interest, interested, interesting, uninteresting, interests, uninterested, disinterested, interestingness