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special interest group

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an interest group that tries to influence legislators or bureaucrats to act in their favor, typically through lobbying

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I'm sorry I'm not gay or Jewish, so I don't have a special interest group of journalists that support me. Vincent Gallo

We look at politicians and think: This one's owned by this millionaire. That one's owned by that millionaire, or lobbyist, or special interest group. Me? I speak for the people. So the establishment attacks me. They can't own me, they can't dictate to me, so they search for ways to dismiss me. Donald Trump

I want to be able to say what's on my mind and in my heart and what I think is helpful and useful without somebody getting angry, some special interest group deciding this is the time to silence a voice of dissent and attack affiliates, attack sponsors. I'm sort of done with that. Laura Schlessinger

He is a member of the SQL Server Special Interest Group (SQLSIG), CocoaHeads, and the Java Community. Source: Internet

Nearly every conversation the GitHub Education team had with teachers at SIGCSE 2018 (Special Interest Group on Computer Science Education) touched on the themes of communication, iteration, and real-world tools. Source: Internet

SAGE is a Special Interest Group of the USENIX Association. Source: Internet

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