lobbying group
Political pressure collective
A lobbying group is an organization that attempts to influence government policy on behalf of particular interests—an industry, profession, cause, or ideology.
Lobbying groups employ professionals to meet with legislators, draft proposed laws, and advocate for favorable regulations.
The pharmaceutical lobbying group pushed back against price controls.
Distinguished from grassroots movements by their formal structure and paid advocates.
- advocacyPleading for a cause
- Capitol HillCongressional district and synecdoche
- influencePower to affect others
- influence peddlingSelling political access
- power brokerInfluential behind-scenes dealmaker
revolving door · behind closed doors · Capitol · Congress · special interest · coalition · campaign · donor · legislation · petition · grassroots · pressure · politician · reform · corporate · NRA · pharma · trade association
- national associationsbar association, medical association
- professional organizationsprofessional association, trade unions, trade association, unions, professional society
- trade organizationstrade association, trade bloc, chamber of commerce, trade commission, trade union
- worker groupsunion, labor union, trade union, guild, professional association
lobbying grouppolitical party
Election-seeking ideological organization
electorate · legislature · regulatory agency · direct democracy · ballot initiative
lobbying groupgrassroots movement
Citizen-led collective action campaign
protest movement · mass movement · popular uprising · revolutionary movement · public demonstration
lobby, lobbying, lobbyist, lobbyists, lobbied, lobbies, group, groups, grouped