special interest groupn.

Brit.

/ˌspɛʃl ˈɪntrᵻst ɡruːp/,

/ˌspɛʃl ˈɪnt(ə)rɛst ɡruːp/, U.S.

/ˌspɛʃ(ə)l ˈɪnt(ə)rəst ˌɡrup/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: special adj., interest n., group n.

Etymology: < special adj. + interest n. + group n., after special interest n. at special adj., adv., and n. Compounds 2.

1. A group of people sharing an interest in a particular subject or concern with a particular issue; spec. (originally and chiefly North American) a group undertaking political lobbying to promote its objectives, a pressure group (cf. special interest n. at special adj., adv., and n. Compounds 2). Abbreviated SIG.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social relations > an association, society, or organization > types of association, society, or organization > [noun] > club > club with special interest

club1755

Orange Lodge1806

special interest group1908

1908 New-State Tribune (Muskogee, Okla.) 24 Dec. 4/5 President-elect Taft has forestalled any objections from the special interest groups by making selections that are eminently pleasing to the Wall Street crowd.

1921 N.Y. Times 1 Nov. 21/3 An illustration of corporate opposition was the unrelenting attitude of the special interest group of the State to the passage of the Employers' Liability act.

1959 W. K. Richmond Brit. Birds of Prey p. xi How far, if at all, was it safe to rely on a phraseology which enjoyed no common currency, however acceptable it might be to this or that special-interest group?

1980 Maclean's 7 Jan. 31 We're going to see even faster growth of single-issue, special interest groups—the demassification if you will, of traditional party politics.

2002 C. M. Byron Martha Inc. vii. 94 The movement had morphed into an array of more than 500 increasingly shrill special interest groups.

2. Computing. A newsgroup.

ΚΠ

1984 PC 16 Oct. 189/2 delphi has..a number of on-line special interest groups.

1999 Computerworld (Nexis) 15 Nov. 99 The Usenet, an Internet-based public-access network for e-mail and special interest groups.

2010 A. Edwards in R. Francis Decentring Trad. University p. xi Masters students therefore experience more freedom of movement and more opportunity to use tools, such as social software or online special interest groups.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	special interest group
释义	special interest groupn. Brit. /ˌspɛʃl ˈɪntrᵻst ɡruːp/, /ˌspɛʃl ˈɪnt(ə)rɛst ɡruːp/, U.S. /ˌspɛʃ(ə)l ˈɪnt(ə)rəst ˌɡrup/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: special adj., interest n., group n. Etymology: < special adj. + interest n. + group n., after special interest n. at special adj., adv., and n. Compounds 2. 1. A group of people sharing an interest in a particular subject or concern with a particular issue; spec. (originally and chiefly North American) a group undertaking political lobbying to promote its objectives, a pressure group (cf. special interest n. at special adj., adv., and n. Compounds 2). Abbreviated SIG. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social relations > an association, society, or organization > types of association, society, or organization > [noun] > club > club with special interest club1755 Orange Lodge1806 special interest group1908 1908 New-State Tribune (Muskogee, Okla.) 24 Dec. 4/5 President-elect Taft has forestalled any objections from the special interest groups by making selections that are eminently pleasing to the Wall Street crowd. 1921 N.Y. Times 1 Nov. 21/3 An illustration of corporate opposition was the unrelenting attitude of the special interest group of the State to the passage of the Employers' Liability act. 1959 W. K. Richmond Brit. Birds of Prey p. xi How far, if at all, was it safe to rely on a phraseology which enjoyed no common currency, however acceptable it might be to this or that special-interest group? 1980 Maclean's 7 Jan. 31 We're going to see even faster growth of single-issue, special interest groups—the demassification if you will, of traditional party politics. 2002 C. M. Byron Martha Inc. vii. 94 The movement had morphed into an array of more than 500 increasingly shrill special interest groups. 2. Computing. A newsgroup. ΚΠ 1984 PC 16 Oct. 189/2 delphi has..a number of on-line special interest groups. 1999 Computerworld (Nexis) 15 Nov. 99 The Usenet, an Internet-based public-access network for e-mail and special interest groups. 2010 A. Edwards in R. Francis Decentring Trad. University p. xi Masters students therefore experience more freedom of movement and more opportunity to use tools, such as social software or online special interest groups. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1908
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