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
Speakers against the amendment primarily cited special interests making their way into the budget and negligent spending of county funds.
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Matt Hubbard, Baltimore Sun, 20 June 2024
Carol Roark is an archivist, historian, and author with a special interest in architectural and photographic history who has written several books on Fort Worth history.
—Carol Roark, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 June 2024
But those proposals have largely failed amid backlash from gun rights advocacy and special interest groups, conservative lawmakers and American gun owners.
—Kayla Jimenez, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024
Prior to the bill’s public hearing on June 11, Reilly expressed concerns with special interests making their way into the budget under the new amendment.
—Matt Hubbard, Baltimore Sun, 20 June 2024
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Matt Hubbard, Baltimore Sun, 20 June 2024
Carol Roark is an archivist, historian, and author with a special interest in architectural and photographic history who has written several books on Fort Worth history.
—Carol Roark, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 June 2024
But those proposals have largely failed amid backlash from gun rights advocacy and special interest groups, conservative lawmakers and American gun owners.
—Kayla Jimenez, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024
Prior to the bill’s public hearing on June 11, Reilly expressed concerns with special interests making their way into the budget under the new amendment.
—Matt Hubbard, Baltimore Sun, 20 June 2024
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“Special interest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/special%20interest. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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