Meaning of special interest group | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An advocacy group.
2. A group formed to discuss a particular topic or issue.

Examples

“We can be sure that all the special interest groups in the country will attack the part of this plan that affects them directly. They will say that sacrifice is fine, as long as other people do it, but that their sacrifice is unreasonable, or unfair, or harmful to the country. If they succeed, then the burden on the ordinary citizen, who is not organized into an interest group, would be crushing.”

“The Democrats are a party controlled by elites, liberals and special interest groups. They are out of touch with America’s middle class.”

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