🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

grupo de interesse

Pronunciation / Transliteration: groo-po dee in-te-re-se

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Interest group/ˈɪn.trəst ɡruːp/
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"O grupo de interesse fez lobby por mudanças na legislação."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    An organization of people with shared objectives who actively seek to influence political decisions.

    "The environmental interest group lobbied for stricter regulations on pollution."
  2. 2

    A collective of individuals or organizations that advocate for specific issues or causes.

    "The interest group for education reform presented their proposals to the government."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the combination of 'interest' (from Latin interesse 'be between, concern') and 'group' (from Italian gruppo 'knot, group'). The term emerged in political science and sociology during the mid-20th century to describe organized collectives attempting to influence public policy.

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