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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Local government should be close to the community—listening to residents, using data responsibly, and avoiding partisanship or special interest influence in areas like school governance.
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Pioneer Press Elections Team, Twin Cities, 16 Oct. 2025
In some cases, local governments will go to all the effort of crafting the measure and then conveniently decide not to go forward, only for a special interest group to then take the measure to the ballot and qualify it at the lower voter threshold.
—Jon Coupal, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025
This race is about who will put people over politics and special interest.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Oct. 2025
Politicians and special interest groups on both sides of the ideological divide fuel the fire by leveraging school board battles to energize voters and galvanize their base.
—Scott Levy, Time, 8 Oct. 2025
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Pioneer Press Elections Team, Twin Cities, 16 Oct. 2025
In some cases, local governments will go to all the effort of crafting the measure and then conveniently decide not to go forward, only for a special interest group to then take the measure to the ballot and qualify it at the lower voter threshold.
—Jon Coupal, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025
This race is about who will put people over politics and special interest.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Oct. 2025
Politicians and special interest groups on both sides of the ideological divide fuel the fire by leveraging school board battles to energize voters and galvanize their base.
—Scott Levy, Time, 8 Oct. 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 29 Oct. 2025.
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