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special interest

noun

Definitions

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

  2. A self-serving group with political power

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

    • 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.

  3. A particular highly focused interest of an autistic person.

    • I'm dating a boy called Nick whose special interest is video games; he won't stop talking about Pokémon.
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    1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically

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

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA