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PRONUNCIATION OF PRESSURE GROUP

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PRESSURE GROUP

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Pressure group is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PRESSURE GROUP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

pressure group

Advocacy group

Advocacy groups use various forms of advocacy to influence public opinion and/or policy; they have played and continue to play an important part in the development of political and social systems. Groups vary considerably in size, influence, and motive; some have wide ranging long term social purposes, others are focused and are a response to an immediate issue or concern. Motives for action may be based on a shared political, religious, moral, or commercial position. Groups use varied methods to try to achieve their aims including lobbying, media campaigns, publicity stunts, polls, research, and policy briefings. Some groups are supported by powerful business or political interests and exert considerable influence on the political process, others have few such resources. Some have developed into important social, political institutions or social movements. Some powerful lobby groups have been accused of manipulating the democratic system for narrow commercial gain and in some instances have been found guilty of corruption, fraud, bribery, and other serious crimes; lobbying has become increasingly regulated as a result.

Definition of pressure group in the English dictionary

The definition of pressure group in the dictionary is a group of people who seek to exert pressure on legislators, public opinion, etc, in order to promote their own ideas or welfare.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PRESSURE GROUP

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pressure cooker
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pressure head
pressure point
pressure sore
pressure suit
pressure ulcer
pressure vessel
pressure-cook
pressure-feed
pressured
pressureless
pressurisation
pressuriser
pressurization
pressurize

WORDS THAT END LIKE PRESSURE GROUP

age group
buying group
control group
discussion group
focus group
group
house group
in-group
interest group
media group
minority group
newsgroup
playgroup
public-interest group
splinter group
subgroup
support group
target group
user group
workgroup
working group

Synonyms and antonyms of pressure group in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pressure group» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PRESSURE GROUP

Find out the translation of pressure group to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pressure group from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pressure group» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

施压集团
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

grupo de presión
570 millions of speakers

English

pressure group
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दबाव समूह
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

جماعة ضغط
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

группы давления
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

grupo de pressão
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চাপ গ্রুপ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

groupe de pression
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kumpulan tekanan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Pressure-Group
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

圧力団体
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

압력 단체
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Grup tekanan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhóm áp lực
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அழுத்தம் குழு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दबाव गट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

baskı grubu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

gruppo di pressione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

grupy nacisku
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Групи тиску
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

grup de presiune
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ομάδα πίεσης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

drukgroep
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

påtryckningsgrupp
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pressgruppe
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pressure group

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PRESSURE GROUP»

The term «pressure group» is normally little used and occupies the 117.052 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PRESSURE GROUP» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pressure group

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PRESSURE GROUP»

Discover the use of pressure group in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pressure group and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Pressure Groups Today
while recognising the need for definition, dislike the term 'pressure group'. They feel that the term creates a (false) perception of government being pressurised by outside bodies into pursuing certain policies (Finer, 1966, p. 3). This image is ...
Rob Baggott, 1995
2
Pressure Groups
This book includes the findings of research into the workings of British pressure groups in the European Union and of the ways in which lobbyists consult with devolved legislatures in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Duncan Watts, 2007
3
Pressure Group Politics: (never Say Die)
" "Pressure Group Politics is essentially an account of a journalist as a Participant-observer in the little known political manoeuvre that united the East, West, Middle Belt and the North in the monumental struggle that ended military rule ...
M Agbagha, 2003
4
Racist Murder and Pressure Group Politics
On 22 April 1993 black teenager Stephen Lawrence was murdered.
Norman Dennis, George Erdos, Ahmed Al-Shahi, 2000
5
Social Policy and Welfare
One example of this type of pressure group is the Child Poverty Action Group, which works to represent and raise awareness of the experience and effects of poverty on children. Pressure groups are usually 'single-issue' groups, or represent ...
Mark Walsh, Paul Stephens, Stephen Moore, 2000
6
US Government & Politics
It should be apparent from the discussion of the methods employed by pressure groups that there is considerable debate surrounding the desirability of pressure- group influence. To many people the ability of pressure groups to manipulate ...
Andy Williams, 1998
7
The Economics of Trade Protection
We do, however, note the following aspects of the operation of pressure groups. i. There is a region of increasing returns to pressure group activity. Usually this also implies increasing returns to group membership because the activity level of ...
Neil Vousden, 1990
8
Moveable feast: pressure group conflict and the European ...
This book is about the development of EC shipping policy in the mid to late 1980s, and the extent to which it squares with traditional theories of regional integration.
Mark Aspinwall, 1995
9
Parliaments and Pressure Groups in Western Europe
This volume identifies and assesses the relationship between parliaments and governments, exploring especially the degree of specialisation within the legislature and its effect on the capacity of the legislature to scrutinise and influence ...
Philip Norton, 1999
10
Social Movements in an Organizational Society: Collected Essays
One option for the pressure group in this situation is to transform itself into a social movement. Pressure groups lose their position through two different, though related, processes. In the first, changes in technology, economic organizations, and ...
Mayer N. Zald, John David McCarthy, 1987

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PRESSURE GROUP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pressure group is used in the context of the following news items.
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50% renewables target not 'aspirational' says Labor environmental …
A pressure group of Labor Party members known as the Labor Environment Action Network (LEAN) is refuting statements from some senior ... «Business Spectator, Jul 15»
2
Labour Leadership Rules Should Be Reviewed Amid 'Infiltration …
Earlier this month the Labour First pressure group urged supporters of Burnham, Cooper and Kendall to help each other to ensure Corbyn does ... «Huffington Post UK, Jul 15»
3
Armenians Resume Power Price Protest
Earlier, activists with the Arise Armenia pressure group announced a five-day "street blocking" campaign lasting until July 31 in their latest bid ... «RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty, Jul 15»
4
Report: Voters better start learning how construction bonds work
It was described by Eureka Times-Standard columnist Linda Atkins earlier this year as “a renowned conservative pressure group disguised as ... «LA School Report, Jul 15»
5
BREAKING NEWS: Court Orders Police to Release Dzamara Mates
... in Zimbabwe Coalition's programs manager, Nixon Nyikadzino, and deputy national chairperson of the Africa Unity Square pressure group, ... «ZimEye - Zimbabwe News, Jul 15»
6
Burnham promises to ask for Hunt no-confidence debate
... Dr Clive Peedell, and supported by new GP pressure group GP Survival, wrote its own response to the Government regarding the petition. «Pulse, Jul 15»
7
Grimescar Valley campaigners ready for a week of protest
... including MPs Jason McCartney and Barry Sheerman, Huddersfield Civic Society and community pressure group Save Grimescar Valley. «Huddersfield Examiner, Jul 15»
8
Belton and Temple wrangle over name of Leon River dam
Sanderford bluntly accused “a small pressure group in Temple” of trying to change the name on official records. Furthermore, he said, Temple ... «The Killeen Daily Herald, Jul 15»
9
At the coalface: New hurdles for auto-enrolment advice
A pressure group, Friends of Automatic Enrolment, is trying to introduce a common data standard around payroll services. But there is some ... «Professional Adviser, Jul 15»
10
In Flagler Sheriff's Race, It's Déjà Vu All Over Again As Fleming and …
Pollinger had been weakened by a relentless assault from the Ronald Reagan Republican Assemblies, the radical-right pressure group that ... «FlaglerLive.com, Jul 15»

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