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advocacy group

groups using advocacy in order to influence public opinion and policy
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advocacy group

Summary

advocacy group ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (578 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • advocacy group is a type of non-governmental organization[2].
  • advocacy group is a type of social group[3].
  • advocacy group is a type of special interest group[4].
  • advocacy group is a type of organization[5].
  • advocacy group is a type of association[6].
  • advocacy group's Commons category is recorded as Advocacy groups[7].
  • advocacy group's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Advocacy groups[8].
  • advocacy group's partially coincident with is recorded as trade association[9].
  • advocacy group's partially coincident with is recorded as speakers bureau[10].
  • advocacy group's different from is recorded as activist group[11].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include non-governmental organization[2], social group[3], special interest group[4], organization[5], and association[6].

Why It Matters

advocacy group ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (578 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 89 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). advocacy group. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/advocacy-group
MLA “advocacy group.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/advocacy-group.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_advocacy-group_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{advocacy group}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/advocacy-group}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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  1. 15d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → activist group
    Yso id → 8777, 8775
    Subclass of → non-governmental organization, social group, special interest group +2
    Aliases → —
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-update:1||3 */ [[Property:P2347]], mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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