special interest
noun
: a person or group seeking to influence legislative or government policy to further often narrowly defined interests
especially
: lobby
Examples of special interest in a Sentence
promised that as governor he would never be beholden to special interests
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The California Legislature is poised to welcome one of its largest freshman classes in more than a decade, and special interest groups are spending millions on Democrat-versus-Democrat races in the November election to help decide which newcomer voters will send to Sacramento.
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Anabel Sosa, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
Of special interest to the Harris campaign may be where those Fox News viewers were watching on Wednesday.
—Mark Joyella, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
When bad things happen, when the system seems weak, corrupt, absurd, captured by special interests, or plain unjust, people will actively seek alternatives.
—Vuk Vukovic, TIME, 10 Oct. 2024
And none of this will be addressed by a corrupt council that’s paid for by developers, the apartment association Disney, and Anaheim’s other wealthy special interests.
—Michael Slaten, Orange County Register, 4 Oct. 2024
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Anabel Sosa, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
Of special interest to the Harris campaign may be where those Fox News viewers were watching on Wednesday.
—Mark Joyella, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
When bad things happen, when the system seems weak, corrupt, absurd, captured by special interests, or plain unjust, people will actively seek alternatives.
—Vuk Vukovic, TIME, 10 Oct. 2024
And none of this will be addressed by a corrupt council that’s paid for by developers, the apartment association Disney, and Anaheim’s other wealthy special interests.
—Michael Slaten, Orange County Register, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Special interest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/special%20interest. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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