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spe·cial inter·est

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. special interestnoun

    an individual or group who are concerned with some particular part of the economy and who try to influence legislators or bureaucrats to act in their favor

Wikipedia

  1. special interest

    An interest group or an advocacy group is a body which uses various forms of advocacy in order to influence public opinion and/or policy.

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  1. special interest

    Special interest refers to a group, organization, or sector that seeks to influence decisions or policies in their favor, typically within the context of politics or business. It represents a particular goal, cause, or area that has a specific focus or concern, often backed by dedicated supporters or lobbyists. Special interest can also refer to a personal or individual hobby, passion, or fascination over a particular subject matter.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of special interest in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of special interest in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of special interest in a Sentence

  1. House Speaker John Boehner:

    Everybody's a special interest. When I get home, everybody I talk to has their own interest.

  2. James Scott:

    I watch Fox news for the comedy, MSNBC when I need to be reminded that mind midgets exist and CNN when I want to check out the latest in media lies and special interest propaganda. On the other 364 days of the year I read the American transcendentalists, David Hume, Rene Descartes, Immanuel Kant, Niccolo Machiavelli and Diogenes of Sinope.

  3. Kelly Craft:

    I have called out China, the Chinese Communist Party. I have stood very, very firm with them on their human trafficking, their modern slavery, their human abuses and their fentanyl. I've called them out and stood up to them to the point now that I am sanctioned for the rest of my life by the Chinese Communist Party, if I can stand up to the Chinese Communist Party, I can stand up to special interest groups in Kentucky and stand firm and strong for what Kentuckians deserve. And that's the promise.

  4. John Sarbanes:

    The 2020 election underscored the need for comprehensive, structural democracy reform, americans across the country were forced to overcome rampant voter suppression, gerrymandering and a torrent of special-interest dark money just to exercise their vote and their voice in our democracy.

  5. Ohio Gov. John Kasich:

    Not a (typical) politician ... but somebody that's going to go in, do the job, not pay attention to all the special interest groups, change the status quo, shift power out of Washington and get America on the track again with strength in our military as well.

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