Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

special interest

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.95 in modern English

Syllables: spe-cial in-ter-est
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A particular political issue that is the focus of political advocacy.

noun

A self-serving group with political power; especially, a shadowy one.

noun

A particular highly focused interest of an autistic person.

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see special, interest.

Example Sentences

"Near-synonym: lobby"
"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."
"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)."
"I'm dating a boy called Nick whose special interest is video games; he won't stop talking about Pokémon."

Inflected Forms

special interests (plural)

Phrases

special interest group

Synonyms

lobby spin spinterest special-interest group special interest group advocacy group lobby group pressure group third house

Questions

What does special interest mean?: A particular political issue that is the focus of political advocacy.

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