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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Emily Pacheco is the founder of the AI special interest group for The National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC).
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Brennan Barnard, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
Campaigning is expensive, so if the people you are elected to represent are going broke, special interest groups fill the fiscal void.
—Christopher Eric Bouchat, Baltimore Sun, 29 July 2025
People still sleep on the streets and panhandle at intersections, and city leaders frequently face pressure to kowtow to special interests.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 July 2025
For the first time in decades, the interests of patients prevailed over the entrenched power of health care special interests.
—Gregg Girvan, National Review, 16 July 2025
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Brennan Barnard, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
Campaigning is expensive, so if the people you are elected to represent are going broke, special interest groups fill the fiscal void.
—Christopher Eric Bouchat, Baltimore Sun, 29 July 2025
People still sleep on the streets and panhandle at intersections, and city leaders frequently face pressure to kowtow to special interests.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 July 2025
For the first time in decades, the interests of patients prevailed over the entrenched power of health care special interests.
—Gregg Girvan, National Review, 16 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for special interest
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“Special interest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/special%20interest. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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