What does "advocacy group" mean?

A group of people, always allied and sometimes also formally organised, who use various forms of advocacy to influence public opinion and policy.

Advocacy group

Common synonyms include: aclu, advocacy organization, animal welfare group, conservationist group, fsf, lobbies.

noun

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Noun

1
A group of people, always allied and sometimes also formally organised, who use various forms of advocacy to influence public opinion and policy.
2
an interest group that tries to influence legislators or bureaucrats to act in their favor, typically through lobbying wordnet