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... > social science subjects > sociology > sociology of organizations, institutions and structure > communities (sociology) > activism and social transformation > pressure groups
social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > interest groups and lobbies > pressure groups
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contexts > demography > population groups > pressure groups
... > contexts > population characteristics > health > public health > epidemiologic measurements > demography > population groups > pressure groups
contexts > population characteristics > demography > population groups > pressure groups
contexts > named groups > persons > population groups > pressure groups
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pressure groups  

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  • Also called ‘interest groups’, these are organised associations of people which aim to influence governments or other powerful agencies on some particular matter. Unlike political parties, they do not normally seek to form a government or have a wide and enduring agenda. [Source: The SAGE Dictionary of Sociology; Pressure Groups]

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