| Main Entry: | pressure group |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | special-interest group |
Synonyms: |
PAC, interest group, lobby, lobbyist, political action committee, single-issue group |
| Main Entry: | faction |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | group sharing a belief or cause |
Synonyms: |
band, bloc, bunch, cabal, camp, caucus, cell, circle, clan, clique, club, coalition, combination, combine, combo, concern, conclave, confederacy, conspiracy, contingent, coterie, crew, crowd, design, division, entente, gang, guild, insiders, intrigue, junta, knot, lobby, machine, minority, mob, network, offshoot, outfit, partnership, party, pressure group, ring, schism, sect, section, sector, set, side, splinter group, team, unit, wing |
| Notes: | a faction is a group of people forming a cohesive, usually contentious, minority from within a larger group; a fraction is a small part or item of something forming a piece of a whole |
Antonyms: |
entirety, total, whole |
| Main Entry: | lobbyist |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | special interest representative |
Synonyms: |
activist, influence peddler, mover and shaker, person of influence, powerbroker, pressure group |
| Main Entry: | affinity group |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | special interest group |
Synonyms: |
PAC, political action committee, pressure group, single-issue group, special interests |
| Main Entry: | interest group |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | group with one cause or activity |
Synonyms: |
lobby, political action committee, pressure group, single-interest group, special interests, special-interest group |
| Main Entry: | political action committee |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | special-interest group |
Synonyms: |
PAC, influence peddlers, lobbyist, pressure group |
| Main Entry: | special-interest group |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | group pursuing an interest or issue |
Synonyms: |
PAC, interest group, lobby, political action committee, pressure group, single-issue group, vested interest |
| Main Entry: | vested interest |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | special interest |
Synonyms: |
absolute interest, beneficial interest, contingent interest, dominant interest, equitable interest, lobby, pressure group |