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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

“It can’t cater to only special interests or well-connected individuals.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2025

They had special interests and different ideas about how to run what eventually would be called “a more perfect Union.”

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis