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Pressure and lobby groups

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Pressure groups, also called lobby groups, are organisations that try to influence government policy on particular issues. They are part of how people can make their views heard in a democracy, alongside voting and contacting their MP.

Memory tip: Pressure (lobby) groups try to influence government policy on the issues they care about.

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