Advertisement
Advertisement
conflict of interest
noun
- 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.
Discover More
Word History and Origins
Origin of conflict of interest1
First recorded in 1950–55
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse