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special-interest group

[spesh-uhl in-ter-ist, in-trist] / ˈspɛʃ əl ˈɪn tər ɪst, ˈɪn trɪst /
NOUN
group pursuing an interest or issue
Synonyms
WEAK
PAC interest group lobby political action committee pressure group single-issue group vested interest

Example Sentences

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In the past, these kinds of issues were generally debated throughout campaigns; veterans today increasingly resemble a special-interest group.

From Time • Sep. 6, 2016

A denouncement from a special-interest group like One Million Moms, which recommended boycotting J.C.

From Washington Post • Jun. 27, 2012

The modern special-interest group was a species unknown to him.

From Time Magazine Archive

It is tragic that whales must suffer to satisfy the chauvinistic urges of a fanatical special-interest group.

From Time Magazine Archive

As a result, virtually every segment of society, every philosophical faction and special-interest group, had something to cheer about, and perhaps to jeer about as well.

From Time Magazine Archive