Definitions for "Special interest group"
Keywords:  sig, speleology, itug, wims, automakers
Organizations or associations which represent a specific industry or community of people. Examples are labor unions, retired persons, teachers, insurance agents, doctors, or an ethnic or religious community. Specific industries may organize to protect their interests. Examples are automakers, tobacco growers, farmers.
a group of people who want similar things from the government and who work to gain support for their issue
A group for modellers whose interests are at least in part focussed on a particular subject.
An organization of people with a particular legislative concern. They work together to gather information, lobby politicians, and publicize their concern.
a body of persons, corporation or industry that receives special benefits usually through legislation
a self-selected subdivision of the larger ACLEA membership