What does special interest mean?
Definitions for special interest
spe·cial inter·est
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Princeton's WordNet
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
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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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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.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of special interest in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of special interest in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of special interest in a Sentence
Everybody's a special interest. When I get home, everybody I talk to has their own interest.
For Nation States, and the adversaries within America's boarders (special interest groups, cyber caliphate, Muslim brotherhood, Antifa etc), metadata is THE silent weapon in this quiet information war.
We have at least now 62 different government agencies that have identified they have a problem with people using 'official time' -- that would be union activities, special interest and political activity for unions rather than the purpose for which they were hired by those individual agencies.
I have never seen debate shut down as aggressively as when Senator McConnell refused to allow Democratic senators to debate their own amendments for a single minute, i’m disappointed that so far, the Republican Senate has spent all of its time on a special-interest giveaway to help a Canadian oil company ship foreign oil overseas.
It's unfortunate that the union and their special-interest allies would rather spend resources on frivolous litigation in courtrooms than better instruction in our classrooms.
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