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Noun

 * 1) interest group, special/public etc. interest organization, advocacy group, lobby organization that exists for the purpose of defending and advancing the rights or economic interests of its members in a particular field, e.g. trade union, industry association, guild

Usage notes

 * An is a non-profit organization in the sense that it doesn't aim to achieve profit or gain for the organization itself, only for its members. The term is often used as a synonym for "(trade) union" and should not be translated as "interest group".
 * Interest groups that don't work for the benefit of their members (such as animal rights, care for the disabled) often prefer to call themselves a (NGO) to underline the difference.
 * The term "interest organization" is always used with a preceding modifier.