Synonyms for special interest
spe·cial inter·est

Princeton's WordNet

1. special interestnoun

   an individual or group who are concerned with some particular part of the economy and who try to influence legislators or bureaucrats to act in their favor

How to pronounce special interest?

How to say special interest in sign language?

How to use special interest in a sentence?

1. Joe Sestak:

   What Americans most want today is someone who is accountable to them, above self, above party, above any special interest... a president who has the depth of global experience to restore Americas leadership in the world to protect our American Dream at home... and one who is trusted to restructure policies where too many see only the growth of inequity not of the economy.

2. Donald Trump:

   Senator Paul has no chance of wining the nomination and the people of Kentucky should not allow him the privilege of remaining their senator. Rand should save his lobbyist's and special interest money and just go quietly home, rand's campaign is a total mess, and as a matter of fact, I didn't know he had anybody left in his campaign to make commercials who are not currently under indictment!

3. Mark Brnovich:

   It is illegal and unconscionable for the federal government to force the release of dangerous criminals into Arizona communities when they are required to be deported by statute, upholding the rule of law and preserving public safety must always come before any political or special interest group agendas.

4. United States:

   They all entered illegally from Canada or jumped ship in American ports before the list of special interest countries even existed, none of them successfully carried out their attacks and none illegally crossed the Mexican border.

5. Fran Lebowitz:

   Special-interest publications should realize that if they are attracting enough advertising and readers to make a profit, the interest is not so special.