英语词汇“special interest”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

special interest n. something in which only a limited number of people have an interest, esp. politically; (chiefly U.S.) a group or corporation which seeks special advantages for itself, usually by political means; frequently attributive (cf. special interest group n.).

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society > society and the community > social relations > an association, society, or organization > types of association, society, or organization > [noun] > corporation or body corporate > seeking special advantages

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1901 Gunton's Mag. Apr. 325 In the early days of the republic, before large industrial interests arose, open voting was an easy way of providing for the free exercise of the suffrage, but with the growth of special interests and development of a large wage class an element of coercive dictatorship arose.

1906 Railway Clerk Oct. 396/1 Labor with a mighty effort, and the ballot box, as their weapon, could sweep the blood sucking ‘special interests,’ representatives off the political map.

1910 G. Pinchot Fight for Conservation 134 The people of the United States believe that..the Senate and the House no longer represent the voters by whom they were elected, but the special interests by whom they are controlled.

1980 Outdoor Life (U.S.) Oct. (Northeast ed.) 21/2 It is a measure of the arrogance of the special interests that 53 of the new lease applications are for tracts inside the proposed wilderness area.

1982 Time 8 Nov. 92/2 The special-interest slangs generated then were interminably publicized.

2009 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 1 Apr. a19/4 The Clintons attacked special interests and excluded them from policy-making deliberations.

单词	special interest
释义	> as lemmas special interest special interest n. something in which only a limited number of people have an interest, esp. politically; (chiefly U.S.) a group or corporation which seeks special advantages for itself, usually by political means; frequently attributive (cf. special interest group n.). ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social relations > an association, society, or organization > types of association, society, or organization > [noun] > corporation or body corporate > seeking special advantages special interest1901 1901 Gunton's Mag. Apr. 325 In the early days of the republic, before large industrial interests arose, open voting was an easy way of providing for the free exercise of the suffrage, but with the growth of special interests and development of a large wage class an element of coercive dictatorship arose. 1906 Railway Clerk Oct. 396/1 Labor with a mighty effort, and the ballot box, as their weapon, could sweep the blood sucking ‘special interests,’ representatives off the political map. 1910 G. Pinchot Fight for Conservation 134 The people of the United States believe that..the Senate and the House no longer represent the voters by whom they were elected, but the special interests by whom they are controlled. 1980 Outdoor Life (U.S.) Oct. (Northeast ed.) 21/2 It is a measure of the arrogance of the special interests that 53 of the new lease applications are for tracts inside the proposed wilderness area. 1982 Time 8 Nov. 92/2 The special-interest slangs generated then were interminably publicized. 2009 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 1 Apr. a19/4 The Clintons attacked special interests and excluded them from policy-making deliberations. extracted from specialadj.adv.n. < as lemmas
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