Some people say lobbying supports special interests at the expense of the public interest.

VOA: special.2010.09.27

You can look at that and get a better idea, and that's less affected by lobbying and special interest than the government version.

通过它你可以受到更好的启发,它不像政府版本那样,受到游说和特殊利益的影响

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A buff is someone who has a strong, special interest in something.

VOA: special.2009.05.17

They said he had surrendered to special interest groups.

VOA: special.2010.09.02

He says the emergency legislation he proposes must be free of special-interest spending projects.

VOA: special.2009.01.09

Hanle says the focus is on offering special programs for teachers at middle schools and high schools because that's when the students start to lose interest in studying science.

VOA: standard.2009.11.25