special interest
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nounDefinition of SPECIAL INTEREST
: a person or group seeking to influence legislative or government policy to further often narrowly defined interests; especially : lobby
See Examples of SPECIAL INTEREST
- <promised that as governor he would never be beholden to special interests>
First Known Use of SPECIAL INTEREST
1910
Related to SPECIAL INTEREST
- Synonyms
- interest, pressure group, interest group
Rhymes with SPECIAL INTEREST
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