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special-interest group vs interest group

interest group vs special-interest group

special-interest group and interest group both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
special-interest group Yes No No No
interest group Yes No No No
As nouns, interest group is a hypernym of special-interest group; that is, interest group is a word with a broader meaning than special-interest group:
  • special-interest group: an interest group that tries to influence legislators or bureaucrats to act in their favor, typically through lobbying
  • interest group: (usually plural) a social group whose members control some field of activity and who have common aims
Other hypernyms of special-interest group include interest, political entity, political unit.
special-interest group (noun) interest group (noun)
an interest group that tries to influence legislators or bureaucrats to act in their favor, typically through lobbying (usually plural) a social group whose members control some field of activity and who have common aims
Difference between special-interest group and interest group

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