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Definition

Interest groups are organizations formed around shared interests, advocating for policies beneficial to their members. They play a crucial role in influencing public policy and political decision-making through lobbying, information dissemination, and mobilization of members.

Related terms

Lobbying: The act of attempting to influence decisions made by officials in the government, often by interest groups through direct contact.

Political Action Committees (PACs): Organizations that collect funds from members and donate those funds to campaign for or against candidates, ballot initiatives, or legislation.

Pluralism: A theory in political science that argues power is distributed among many groups and interests in society, making monopolization by any single group difficult