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special interest

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
special interest noun
plural special interests
special interest
noun
plural special interests
Learner's definition of SPECIAL INTEREST
[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.(对政府施加影响的)特殊利益集团often plural常用复数
often used before another noun常用于另一名词前

special interest

noun

: a person or group seeking to influence legislative or government policy to further often narrowly defined interests
especially : lobby

Example Sentences

promised that as governor he would never be beholden to special interests
Recent Examples on the Web There are special interest groups ranging from gourmet cooking to travel, games, social dinners, coffee meetings and walking groups. Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Aug. 2022 Gorsuch, who often takes a special interest in tribal cases, denounced the court’s ruling in sweeping terms. Matt Ford, The New Republic, 29 June 2022 Wu said to the crowd of politicos, special interest groups, and families. Kate Selig, BostonGlobe.com, 1 July 2022 State media emphasized that North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un took special interest in the launch after authorizing it personally, showing him in action and celebrating afterward. Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2022 Borderline-Europe took a special interest in these cases. New York Times, 2 Mar. 2022 Carter is widely revered as a US President who took a special interest in foreign policy and championed human rights. Shawna Mizelle, CNN, 24 Feb. 2022 The analysis showed the Legislature remains hesitant to act quickly on water conservation or on a scale that fully reflects the region’s dire situation, in part due to the influence of a rotating cast of special interest groups. The Salt Lake Tribune, 22 June 2022 The analysis showed the Legislature remains hesitant to act quickly on water conservation or on a scale that fully reflects the region’s dire situation, in part due to the influence of a rotating cast of special interest groups. Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 22 June 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1906, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of special interest was in 1906

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