pressure group

英 [ˈpreʃə ɡruːp]

美 [ˈpreʃər ɡruːp]

n.  压力集团(向政府和公众施加影响的团体)

法律

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牛津词典

noun

• 压力集团（向政府和公众施加影响的团体）
  a group of people who try to influence the government and ordinary people's opinions in order to achieve the action they want, for example a change in a law
  1. the environmental pressure group ‘Greenpeace’
     “绿色和平”这个环保压力集团

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT （为说服政府或其他权力机关而组织的）压力集团
  Apressure groupis an organized group of people who are trying to persuade a government or other authority to do something, for example to change a law.
  1. ...the environmental pressure group Greenpeace.
     环保压力集团“绿色和平”组织

英英释义

noun

• a group of people who try actively to influence legislation
  Synonym:lobbythird house

双语例句

• Cronyism and pressure groups dominate, rather than supply based on quality, service and price.
  任人唯亲和压力团体（pressuregroup）占据主导地位，而不是基于质量、服务和价格供应产品的做法。
• As a special professional group, prison police is also a "pressure group".
  监狱民警作为一个特殊的职业群体，同样也是一个压力群体。
• The first between-subject factor included two levels, having time pressure group and no time pressure group.
  第一个因素是被试间变量，即不同情境，分为有时间压力组和无时间压力组。
• Meanwhile, the UK pressure group 38 degrees, which monitors the working habits of British MPs, has launched a "wish you were here" campaign, urging followers to take photographs of MPS they spot on holiday.
  与此同时，英国监测议员工作习惯的院外活动集团38degrees发起了一项“希望你在这里”（wishyouwerehere）的行动，敦促追随者拍下在度假场所遭遇的议员照片。
• The pressure group is pushing for a ban on GM foods.
  压力集团正强烈要求取缔转基因食品。
• The head of a political pressure group told VOA his group will take the lawmakers to court for the pay hike, and threatened mass action if the court refused to hear his case.
  一名政治压力组织的领导人对美国之音说，他的团队将把国会议员告上法庭，并威胁说，如果法庭拒绝审理此案，将采取大规模的行动。
• The project has already been strongly criticised by associations like Privacy International, a pressure group which has launched legal action against the IT company.
  但这项功能已经遭到众多机构组织的强烈指责，如压力团体“隐私国际”就已经对谷歌公司提出诉讼。
• They were up against a powerful pressure group.
  他们面临着一个强大的压力集团。
• A rank-and-file pressure group; political candidates seeking rank-and-file support.
  由普通民众组成的抗议集体；争取民众支持的政治候选人。
• They tried to organize themselves into a really effective pressure group.
  他们试图组成一个真正有效的压力集团。