1. (usually plural) a social group whose members control some field of activity and who have common aims; - Example: "the iron interests stepped up production" [syn: interest, interest group]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
interest group
n 1: (usually plural) a social group whose members control some
field of activity and who have common aims; "the iron
interests stepped up production" [syn: interest,
interest group]