special interest
noun
Definition of special interest
: a person or group seeking to influence legislative or government policy to further often narrowly defined interests; especially : lobby
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Examples of special interest in a Sentence
promised that as governor he would never be beholden to special interests
1906
First Known Use of special interest
1906
SPECIAL INTEREST Defined for English Language Learners
special interest
noun
Definition of special interest for English Language Learners
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: a group that tries to influence the people who run a government in order to help a particular business, cause, industry, etc.
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