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
Recent Examples on the Web
What makes the place of special interest is a tiny shop just to the right of the front door.
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Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 12 July 2024
In a news release issued Tuesday, Cassilly cited higher taxes, the influence of special interests and unsustainable spending as the reasons for the veto.
—Matt Hubbard, Baltimore Sun, 5 July 2024
Abolishing the car tax has also been a special interest of Planning and Development co-chair Sen. MD Rahman, D-Manchester, during the past couple of sessions.
—Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 23 May 2024
Bowing to the demands of special interests whose only interest is maintaining agricultural exceptionalism only precipitates a sooner reckoning with environmental crises, which will force farming to change whether farmers want to or not.
—Jan Dutkiewicz, Vox, 2 May 2024
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Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 12 July 2024
In a news release issued Tuesday, Cassilly cited higher taxes, the influence of special interests and unsustainable spending as the reasons for the veto.
—Matt Hubbard, Baltimore Sun, 5 July 2024
Abolishing the car tax has also been a special interest of Planning and Development co-chair Sen. MD Rahman, D-Manchester, during the past couple of sessions.
—Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 23 May 2024
Bowing to the demands of special interests whose only interest is maintaining agricultural exceptionalism only precipitates a sooner reckoning with environmental crises, which will force farming to change whether farmers want to or not.
—Jan Dutkiewicz, Vox, 2 May 2024
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 26 Jul. 2024.
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