special interest
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Noun
special interest (plural special interests)
- A particular political issue that is the focus of political advocacy.
- A shadowy group with political power.
- 1941, Citizen Kane:
- And they're going to get the news--the true news--quickly and simply and entertainingly. And no special interests will be allowed to interfere with the truth of that news.
- 2014, Renee E. Fox, “Support science, not potato special interests”, in Baltimore Sun:
- Next week, the Senate Appropriations Committee will decide whether to allow special interests rather than science — to determine which foods can be provided through the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC).
- A particular highly focused interest of an autistic person.
- Synonyms: (slang) spin, spinterest
- I'm dating a boy called Nick whose special interest is video games; he won't stop talking about Pokémon.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see special, interest.
Derived terms
Translations
political issue
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References
- “special interest”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
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