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| An organized group of individuals that seeks to influence public policy. Also called a lobby. |
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| Another name for an interest group. |
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| A representative of an interest group. |
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| The process by which new issues are brought into the political limelight. |
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| Keeping track of government programs, usually by interest groups. |
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| Interest Group Entrepreneur |
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| An interest group organizer or leader. |
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| The situation in which people benefit from the activities of an organization (such as an interest group) but do not contribute to those activities. |
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| An organization that represents firms within a particular industry. |
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| Political Action Committee (PAC) |
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| An organization that pools campaign contributions from group members and donates those funds to candidates for political office. |
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| Attempts to influence a legislator's vote through personal contact with the legislator. |
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| Lobbying activities performed by rank-and-file interest group members and would-be members. |
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| An organized effort to gain public backing by bringing a group's views to public attention. |
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| The banding together of several interest groups for the purpose of lobbying. |
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| The tendency of some sectors of society -- especially the wealthy, the highly educated, professionals, and and those in business -- to organize more readily into interest groups. |
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| Lobbying organization built around policy concerns unrelated to members' vocational interests. |
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