National Rifle Association

Definitions of National Rifle Association
  1. noun
    a powerful lobby that advocates the right to own and bear arms and rejects any gun regulation by the government
    synonyms: NRA
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    type of:
    lobby, pressure group, third house
    a group of people who try actively to influence legislation
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