conflict of interest
the circumstance of a public officeholder, business executive, or the like, whose personal interests might benefit from their official actions or influence: The senator placed his stocks in trust to avoid possible conflict of interest.
the circumstance of a person who finds that one of their own activities, interests, etc., can be advanced only at the expense of another of them.
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Cultural definitions for conflict of interest
A situation in which someone who has to make a decision in an official capacity stands to profit personally from the decision. For example, a judge who rules on a case involving a corporation in which he or she owns stock has a conflict of interest.
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