special interest group noun

n [C] (US also special interests)

Definition

a group of people who have particular demands and who try to influence political decisions involving them

Much of the pressure for changing the law has come from special interest groups.

(Definition of special interest group noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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