HyperDic: special_interest

English > 1 sense of the expression special interest:
NOUNgroupspecial interest, special-interest group, special interest group, advocacy group, lobby group, lobby, pressure group, third housea group of people who try actively to influence legislation / legislation
English > special interest: 1 sense > noun 1, group
MeaningA group of people who try actively to influence legislation / legislation.
Synonymsspecial-interest group, special interest group, advocacy group, lobby group, lobby, pressure group, third house
NarrowerNational Rifle Association, NRAA powerful lobby that advocates the right to own and bear arms and rejects any gun regulation by the government
Broaderinterest, interest group(usually plural) a social group whose members control some field of activity and who have common aims
political unit, political entityA unit with political responsibilities
Spanishcamarilla, grupo de presión
Catalancamarilla, grup de pressiö

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