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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And also just seeing and showing to folks that this corruption shows up in the bills that are passed that are then creating loopholes for special interests while you're getting screwed.
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Jason Lemon, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
The special interests in state capitals fight ferociously against property tax relief.
—Stephen Moore, Boston Herald, 19 Sep. 2025
Libertarian thinktank the Cato Institute describes amicus briefs as documents filed by third parties who have a special interest or expertise in a case and want to influence the Court’s decisions.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Although each country that lowers its own ACMDs will benefit, ACMDs often are the fruit of special interest lobbying and thus are hard to dislodge.
—Alden Abbott, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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Jason Lemon, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
The special interests in state capitals fight ferociously against property tax relief.
—Stephen Moore, Boston Herald, 19 Sep. 2025
Libertarian thinktank the Cato Institute describes amicus briefs as documents filed by third parties who have a special interest or expertise in a case and want to influence the Court’s decisions.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Although each country that lowers its own ACMDs will benefit, ACMDs often are the fruit of special interest lobbying and thus are hard to dislodge.
—Alden Abbott, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 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 30 Sep. 2025.
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