special interest

special interest
noun
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
• Hypernyms: ↑interest, ↑interest group

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noun, pl ⋯ -ests [count]
chiefly US : a group that tries to influence the people who run a government in order to help a particular business, cause, industry, etc.
— often plural

The congressmen were accused of selling out to special interests.

contributions made by special interests

— often used before another noun

special interest money/politics

the influence of special interest groups

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ˌspecial ˈinterest group 7 [special interest group] (also ˌspecial ˈinterest) noun (especially NAmE)
a group of people who work together to achieve sth that they are particularly interested in, especially by putting pressure on the government, etc

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The president has pledged to stand up to powerful special interest groups such as the gun lobby and the tobacco industry.


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