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interest group

Japanese translation: 利益団体

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English term or phrase:interest group
Japanese translation:利益団体

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02:17 Sep 15, 2008
English to Japanese translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
Additional field(s): Government / Politics
English term or phrase: interest group
Definition from Glossary for Sociology 100:
A collection of people who have organized to influence government action and legislation.

Example sentence(s):
  • Representing virtually every major area of computing, ACM's Special Interest Groups offer a wealth of conferences, publications, and activities on the local-to-global scale, providing unlimited opportunities for sharing technical expertise and first-hand knowledge of the latest development trends. Association for Computing Machinery
  • PPIG, the Psychology of Programming Interest Group, was established in 1987 in order to bring together people from diverse communities to explore common interests in the psychological aspects of programming and in the computational aspects of psychology. Psychology of Programming Interest Group
  • Welcome to the website of the Mental Health Nursing Interest Group (MHNIG) of Ontario. As an interest group of The Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO) our purpose is to actively promote partnerships that work towards improving the mental health and well being of individuals, their families, and our communities. Mental Health Nursing Interest Group
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利益団体
Definition:
利益団体 （りえきだんたい、interest group）とは特定の集団の利益を図るべく政治活動を行う団体で、目的を実現するために政治に組織的に影響力を及ぼすが、政党とは異なり、政治活動を専門とはせず、政権をとろうとすることはない団体である。圧力団体 （あつりょくだんたい）、利益集団（りえきしゅうだん）などともいう。
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Minoru Kuwahara
Japan
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5 +2利益団体
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利益団体


Definition from ウィキペディア:
利益団体 （りえきだんたい、interest group）とは特定の集団の利益を図るべく政治活動を行う団体で、目的を実現するために政治に組織的に影響力を及ぼすが、政党とは異なり、政治活動を専門とはせず、政権をとろうとすることはない団体である。圧力団体 （あつりょくだんたい）、利益集団（りえきしゅうだん）などともいう。

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Explanation:
一般的に耳にする言葉としては、利益団体、利害団体、あるいは主張の性格が強調されれば圧力団体などといいますが、それらをまとめて interest group ということになるのではないでしょうか。インタレストグループという表現は聞いたことありませんが、それでもざっくり検索できるほどの使用例は散見されます。これは医療関係などに多い言い方のようです。
Minoru Kuwahara
Japan
Local time: 19:14
Native speaker of: Japanese
PRO pts in category: 4

Votes in favor of/against selecting this as the best translation of the term asked
Yes  Miho Ohashi
3 days 21 hrs
Yes  Mizue HAYASHI: 『新辞林』に「インタレストグループ」というのも載っています。ご参考まで。
72 days
  -> それは役立つ情報と思います。ありがとうございます。-
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