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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My special interest lies at the intersection of U.S. tax and international wealth planning, specifically supporting U.S. expats (U.S. citizens, U.S. green card holders & their families) living in or moving to Europe.
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Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
Instead, that safeguard mainly has enabled party leaders like Harmon to collect sums well above the law’s ordinary caps on individual contributions from politically connected, big-money donors like unions and other special interests.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2025
The play, having its world premiere June 12-29 at Branford’s Legacy Theatre, has special interest to Connecticut theatergoers since the location of O’Neill’s play is his family’s summer home in New London.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 7 June 2025
Tariffs on some products, often those that member countries do not produce in meaningful quantities, are eliminated right away because no special interests block their removal.
—Tatsuya Terazawa, Foreign Affairs, 6 June 2025
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Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
Instead, that safeguard mainly has enabled party leaders like Harmon to collect sums well above the law’s ordinary caps on individual contributions from politically connected, big-money donors like unions and other special interests.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2025
The play, having its world premiere June 12-29 at Branford’s Legacy Theatre, has special interest to Connecticut theatergoers since the location of O’Neill’s play is his family’s summer home in New London.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 7 June 2025
Tariffs on some products, often those that member countries do not produce in meaningful quantities, are eliminated right away because no special interests block their removal.
—Tatsuya Terazawa, Foreign Affairs, 6 June 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 20 Jun. 2025.
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