Synonyms of special interests

special interests

noun

plural of special interest

as in interests

a group of people with a common identifying interest that they seek to protect and promote

promised that as governor he would never be beholden to special interests

Synonyms & Similar Words

• interests
• interest groups
• pressure groups
• vested interests
• political action committees

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of special interests

Fortunately, the wise voters of Deerfield Beach know that once power is turned over to a few people, special interests prevail. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 10 Nov. 2026

Closing the tax code’s carveouts to special interests would help, but there is no path to sustainability that avoids cutting (or slowing the growth of) benefits, raising eligibility ages to reflect longer lives and putting Medicare on a budget. — Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 7 Nov. 2026

And right now, that means taking on the corporations and the billionaires, the special interests who've rigged the system against us for far too long. — Eric Henderson, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026

In John’s 2008 novel The Appeal, an ambitious young attorney is unwittingly recruited by some nefarious special interests to seek election to the state supreme court. — David Baldacci, Vanity Fair, 3 Nov. 2026

Campaign cash has become a flashpoint in the bitter race, with candidates and their allies trading barbs over the influence of special interests. — Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026

And in Washington, special interests with different priorities than those of most Floridians play a large role. — Max Harden, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026

He’s seized on the attorney general’s abundant out-of-state travel — for official business, Ford says — to portray him as a high-flier beholden to the special interests that financed his jaunts. — Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026

Both questions surrounding special interests underscored the extent to which the pair has been entrenched in politics for decades, even as Jackson presents himself as the outsider taking on the ultimate insider. — Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 9 Oct. 2026