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  2. Special interest group - Wikipedia

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    A special interest group (SIG) is a community within a larger organization with a shared interest in advancing a specific area of knowledge, learning or technology where members cooperate to effect or to produce solutions within their particular field, and may communicate, meet, and organize conferences.

  3. Advocacy group - Wikipedia

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    Advocacy groups, also known as lobby groups, interest groups, special interest groups, pressure groups, or public associations, use various forms of advocacy or lobbying to influence public opinion and ultimately public policy. [1] They play an important role in the development of political and social systems. [2]

  4. Lobbying in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Political scientist Thomas R. Dye said that politics is about battling over scarce governmental resources: who gets them, where, when, why and how. [8] Since government makes the rules in a complex economy such as the United States, various organizations, businesses, individuals, nonprofits, trade groups, religions, charities and others—which are affected by these rules—will exert as much ...

  5. Inside the web of special interest groups pushing for ... - AOL

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    With final votes upcoming, Tennessee lawmakers are facing mounting pressure from billionaire-backed special interest groups that have poured tens of thousands of dollars into paving the way for ...

  6. History of lobbying in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Today, the term "special interest" has often been equated with Madison's sense of "faction". In addition, the Constitution sought to protect other freedoms, such as free speech. Accordingly, some believe the ability of individuals, groups, and corporations to lobby the government is protected by the right to petition [3] in the First Amendment.

  7. Issue advocacy ads - Wikipedia

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    Issue advocacy ads (also known as interest advocacy ads or issue only ads) are communications intended to bring awareness to a certain problem. Groups that sponsor this form of communication are known by several names including: interest advocacy group, issue advocacy group, issue only group, or special interest group. The problems these groups ...

  8. List of disability organizations - Wikipedia

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    Infinite Ability – a special interest group within the Medical Humanities Group of University College of Medical Sciences, Delhi, India. [2] International Association of Accessibility Professionals; International Blind Sports Federation; International Disability and Development Consortium (IDDC) International Ventilator Users Network

  9. List of criminal justice reform organizations in the United ...

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