special interest

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special interest

noun special interests

A particular political issue that is the focus of political advocacy.
A self-serving group with political power; especially, a shadowy one. Near-synonym: lobby
Similar: lobby
A particular highly focused interest of an autistic person. I'm dating a boy called Nick whose special interest is video games; he won't stop talking about Pokémon.
Similar: spin, spinterest
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see special, interest.

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noun topic of particular interest and passion

中文	特殊興趣 /特殊兴趣 tèshū xìngqù
Français	intérêt spécifique

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@misc{special_interest_2026,
  title = {special interest},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/special%20interest},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}