Login Preferences
About News Publications Statistics Downloads API Guide License How to use Preferences
bn:00051712n
Noun Concept
Categories: Advocacy groups, Political terminology, Activism, Public choice theory, Civic organizations
EN
lobby  pressure group  third house  advocacy group  lobby group
EN
A group of people who try actively to influence legislation WordNet 3.0
Definitions
Examples
Relations
Sources
EN
A group of people who try actively to influence legislation WordNet 3.0
An interest group that tries to influence legislators or bureaucrats to act in their favor, typically through lobbying Open English WordNet
Advocacy groups, also known as interest groups, special interest groups, lobbying groups, pressure groups, or public associations use various forms of advocacy and/or lobbying in order to influence public opinion and ultimately public policy. Wikipedia
Groups using advocacy in order to influence public opinion and policy Wikidata
Any politically active group with a common set of values about resource use allocation. OmegaWiki
A class or group of people who try to lobby or influence public officials; collectively, lobbyists. OmegaWiki
A class or group of people who try to influence public officials; collectively, lobbyists. Wiktionary
An advocacy group. Wiktionary
EN
The influence of the tobacco lobby has decreased considerably in the US. Wiktionary
IS A
interest
political unit
nongovernmental organization
PART OF
lobbyism
lobbyist
lobbying
HAS KIND
National Rifle Association
club
think tank
Identity Caucus
learned society
+23 relations
HAS INSTANCE
Organization of Petroleum-Exporting Countries
Biotechnology Innovation Organization
National Pensioners Convention
Backlash
Republic
+862 relations
DERIVATION
lobbyist
lobby
DIFFERENT FROM
activist group
PARTIALLY COINCIDENT WITH
trade association
WordNet 3.0
EN
lobby, pressure group, third house
Open English WordNet
EN
special interest, special-interest group, special interest group, advocacy group, lobby group, lobby, pressure group, third house
Wikipedia
EN
advocacy group
Wikidata
EN
advocacy group
Wiktionary
EN
lobby, pressure group
OmegaWiki
EN
lobby, pressure group
Wikipedia Redirections
EN
activist organization, advocacy groups, advocacy organisation, Advocacy organizatio, advocacy organization, advocacy organizations, campaign group, Campaign groups, Common interest group, lobby group, lobby groups, lobbying group, lobbying groups, political advocacy group, Political lobby, political pressure group, Political pressure groups, pressure group, pressure groups, public association, public interest group, Religious Advocacy group, Slogan 'vested interest', special interests
Wikidata Alias
EN
advocacy organisation, advocacy organization, interest group, lobby group, lobbying group, lobbying organisation, lobbying organization, lobbyists, pressure group, pressure organisation, pressure organization, SIG, special interest group, special interest organisation, special interest organization

Please note that, in order to improve your browsing experience on this website, BabelNet® uses various types of cookies, including: browsing functionality, performance and statistical cookies.

By continuing to browse the site you are agreeing to our use of cookies. OK

License