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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What's your area of special interest?
—
Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
How nuclear risk is perceived is an area of special interest for Rose McDermott, a political scientist at Brown who also has a degree in experimental social psychology.
—Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2025
For decades, sovereign citizens largely flew under the radar in Australia as relatively harmless eccentrics with a special interest in conspiracy theories.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
Speaking broadly about Miami City Hall, Voccola said he can’t be bought by special interests.
—Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2025
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Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
How nuclear risk is perceived is an area of special interest for Rose McDermott, a political scientist at Brown who also has a degree in experimental social psychology.
—Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2025
For decades, sovereign citizens largely flew under the radar in Australia as relatively harmless eccentrics with a special interest in conspiracy theories.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
Speaking broadly about Miami City Hall, Voccola said he can’t be bought by special interests.
—Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 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 10 Sep. 2025.
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