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noun
advocate, appealer, aspirant, influencer, instigator, lobby, lobbyist, mover, petitioner, pressure group, prompter, seeker, solicitor, suggester, suitor, suppliant
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
special interest
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special interest — noun count often plural AMERICAN an organization or industry that tries to influence politicians on a particular issue: The special interests in the oil industry would like to block this legislation … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
special interest — special interest, adj. a body of persons, corporation, or industry that seeks or receives benefits or privileged treatment, esp. through legislation. [1905 10, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
special interest — noun 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 • Hypernyms: ↑interest, ↑interest group * * * noun, pl ⋯ ests [count] chiefly US : a… … Useful english dictionary
special interest — UK / US noun [countable, often plural] Word forms special interest : singular special interest plural special interests mainly American an organization or industry that tries to achieve social or political change on a particular issue The special … English dictionary
special-interest — See special interest. * * * … Universalium
special-interest — adj. Special interest is used with these nouns: ↑group, ↑magazine … Collocations dictionary
special interest group — UK US noun [countable] [singular special interest group plural special interest groups] a group of people who are trying to achieve social or political change on a particular issue Thesaurus: groups of people with shared interests or aims … Useful english dictionary
Special-Interest-Zeitschrift — Special Interest Zeitschriften sind Zeitschriften, die sich an Leser mit einem bestimmten Interessengebiet wenden. In Deutschland bilden sie mit 23% der ca. 22.000 erscheinenden Titel die bedeutendste Gruppe der Zeitschriften. [1]… … Deutsch Wikipedia
special interest group — ➔ group * * * special interest group UK US noun [C] (abbreviation SIG) ► INTEREST GROUP(Cf. ↑interest group) … Financial and business terms
special interest holiday — UK US noun [countable] [singular special interest holiday plural special interest holidays] tourism a holiday arranged for people with particular interests, such as painting, cooking, or bird watching … Useful english dictionary
