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pressure group en · NOUN
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An advocacy group.
Various efforts by certain political pressure groups were still being made to stop the West Africa Squadron's activities, for a number of less-than-honourable reasons, but the government was able to resist them and the patrols would continue.
2018 December 1, Drachinifel, 9:12 from the start, in Anti-Slavery Patrols - The West Africa Squadron, archived from the original on 29 Nov 2024:Passengers, pressure groups and local authorities have criticised the operator's plans for a permanent reduction in services.
2021 September 8, Paul Clifton, “Opposition mounts to SWR's planned timetable reductions”, in RAIL, number 939, page 27, photo caption:
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