Usually means: Groups seeking influence over policy.
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We found 8 dictionaries that define the word special interests:

General (6 matching dictionaries)
  1. special interests: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. special interests: Merriam-Webster
  3. special interests: Vocabulary.com
  4. special-interests: Wordnik
  5. special interests: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  6. special interests: Wiktionary

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. special interests: Legal dictionary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Special interests: Encyclopedia

(Note: See special_interest as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (special interest)

noun:  A particular political issue that is the focus of political advocacy.
noun:  A shadowy group with political power.
noun:  A particular highly focused interest of an autistic person.
noun:  Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see special, interest.
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