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special interests

NOUN
affinity group
Synonyms
WEAK
PAC political action committee pressure group single-issue group
NOUN
interest group
Synonyms
STRONGEST
lobby political action committee pressure group
WEAK
single-interest group special-interest group

Example Sentences

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It would demonstrate that grassroots movements can overcome entrenched special interests.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

In the process, the LDP attracted all kinds of special interests, including farming and business lobbies, as well as religious groups, and multiple cases of corruption followed.

From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026

But we also shouldn’t assume that every autistic person is a version of Elon Musk, a socially awkward prodigy with a few charming or useful special interests.

From Slate • Sep. 25, 2025

Are there any issues you think that special interests seem to have captured candidates on, in particular here?

From Salon • Apr. 22, 2025

Little countries no one ever heard of have their Washington lobbies, representing their special interests.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey