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special interest vs interest group

interest group vs special interest

special interest and interest group both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
special interest Yes No No No
interest group Yes No No No
As nouns, interest group is a hypernym of special interest; that is, interest group is a word with a broader meaning than special interest:
  • special interest: 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 include interest, political entity, political unit.
special interest (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 and interest group

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