interest
970
6.5
- noun
- /ˈɪntrəst/
:
grupo de interés
- A little bit about interest group competition first.
- interest groups
- national interests
- commercial interests
He, you know, faces down like massive corporate interests in the trust busting stuff.
- He, you know, faces down like massive corporate interests in the trust busting stuff.
Examples
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Thank you everyone for your interest and support.
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Today, Russia and the United States share few interests and even fewer priorities.
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It's in your best interest to find the money.
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And if so, is it to protect American interests and national security?
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I mean the the public interest has to be protected.
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Who would defend the interests of the poor Italian farmers?
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There's certainly more academic interest in these topics.
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Elementary social justice and economic interest would dictate a reform of health care to correct this situation.
Academic text (2011) -
The administration's grand strategy was therefore perceived as promoting narrow U.S. interests rather than global public goods.
Academic text (2011) -
Environmental interests often advocate for policies that protect natural resources.
Synonyms
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3.6
A group or organization that tries to influence government decisions to help its own members
57
3.1
A group of people with the same goal who try to influence public decisions
1
3.5
A small group inside an organization that works on a specific topic or project, not for politics
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
415
2.3
The extra money you pay when you borrow or receive when you save each year
- Formal
83
1.9
A situation when someone has two interests that could affect their decisions
76
3.6
A group or organization that tries to influence government decisions to help its own members
- Specialized
33
3.4
A loan or card that charges only a small extra amount for borrowing money
30
3.8
A person or group that benefits from the current situation and tries to keep it
18
3.7
A group of people who try to influence government decisions about one issue
- Specialized
7
3.5
Having more than half the voting shares of a company gives control over its decisions
- Specialized
4
3.1
Extra money added to your savings and then paid again on that amount
3
3.9
A group that tries to influence government decisions often by talking to politicians
- Specialized
3
3.9
Money a company pays for borrowing money recorded as a cost in its accounts
- Formal
1
5.2
A legal right someone already has that cannot be taken away and can be moved to another person
1
6.5
A feeling of wanting a team, person, or cause to win because you care about them
- Specialized
1
4.2
The lowest interest rate banks charge to their best business customers
- Jargon
1
3.5
A small group inside an organization that works on a specific topic or project, not for politics
- Formal
1
7.1
A legal right to get money if a person dies or property is damaged because you would lose money
- Specialized
1
3.4
Extra money added only to the original amount, not to any earlier added money
- Archaic
A way of joining two companies' financial records by adding what they own and what they owe, often avoiding tax
- Formal
A temporary right to property that ends on a set event, for example death or remarriage
A large amount of attention and worry from many people about an event or issue
How Influential
Surface Forms
Etymology
Interest (groups or 'interests') comes from the idea in Latin inter- ('between') + esse ('to be') of shared things that 'matter'. So powerful interests are groups of people who share the same concerns and work together for what matters to them.