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Also Known As	special interest group • advocacy group • pressure group

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A group of people in winter clothing march outdoors holding a large yellow Amnesty International banner during a feminist demonstration in Warsaw, Poland.

A man stands in a crowd at a Washington DC protest holding a large sign reading Black Lives Matter, with other demonstrators and raised fists visible around him.

A large group of protesters with red bandanas and signs reading Down Down WTO raise their fists during an anti-WTO demonstration in a park in Hong Kong.

demonstration by fast-food workers in Tokyo

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Topics

neo-corporatism economic interest group peak association public interest group cause group institutional interest public opinion interest policy Lobbying political party international relations voting rights secret society Think tank state nonprofit organization nongovernmental organization international organization political machine

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V. O. Key, Jr.

American political scientist