vested interest
a special interest in an existing system, arrangement, or institution for particular personal reasons.
a permanent right given to an employee under a pension plan.
vested interests, the persons, groups, etc., who benefit the most from existing business or financial systems.
Origin of vested interest
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How to use vested interest in a sentence
“Everyone has a vested interest in getting the world back to normal as quickly as possible,” said Jon Gieselman, President of Expedia Brands.
‘Everyone has a vested interest’: With delta variant and rising COVID-19 cases, brands recommit to vaccination campaigns | Kimeko McCoy | August 26, 2021 | DigidaySo knowing all that, in some respects, there’s just this culture of fear that some people — it could be police unions or political interests — have a vested interest in promoting.
“Progressive prosecutors” are working within the system to change it. How is that going? | Jamil Smith | July 30, 2021 | VoxOf course, they have a huge vested interest in getting it right but that ultimately is a very good thing for the digital ad industry and its constituents as Google won’t make moves in the way Apple has.
Google’s delayed cookie cull is an inevitable intermission to its fractious pursuit of privacy protections | Seb Joseph | June 25, 2021 | DigidayPut your point of view in because a lot of the people attending these meetings are big players with big vested interests.
Yet in light of their vested interests, and with an arsenal limited to vapid statements, this seems out of the question.
Israel-Palestine is a State of Permanent Conflict Punctuated by Periodic Carnage. Only the Watching World Can Stop It | Mouin Rabbani | May 13, 2021 | Time
Surely, for anyone with a vested interest in science, reason, and the idea of secular politics, this is deeply depressing news.
“[Patients] have a vested interest in seeing the product developed,” he says.
But the key feature of a lobbyist is that he has a vested interest.
And the doctors come off as remarkably patient and understanding people who take a vested interest in their patients.
‘After Tiller’ Profiles Last Four U.S. Doctors Who Do Late-Term Abortions | Marlow Stern | July 5, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTI am skeptical, as I have a vested interest, having dated a foreigner for many years.
Edie Windsor on Love, and More Scenes From a Gay Marriage | Steven Thrasher | June 26, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTA word must also be said about the opposition to reform of the vested interest of the classical and coercive schoolmaster.
A Treatise on Parents and Children | George Bernard ShawThe police who had purchased their promotion in this fashion naturally felt that they had a vested interest in their posts.
Perhaps,” said Bob, “upon general principles you may be right; but then remember that we have a vested interest in the line.
Tales from "Blackwood" | VariousOn one occasion that fellow Sims had driven over the only vested interest of a working man.
The Forsyte Saga, Volume III. | John GalsworthyOne would think Seaweed safe enough for a vested interest, surely.
The Rainbow Book Tales of Fun & Fancy | Mabel Henriette Spielmann
British Dictionary definitions for vested interest
property law an existing and disposable right to the immediate or future possession and enjoyment of property
a strong personal concern in a state of affairs, system, etc, usually resulting in private gain
a person or group that has such an interest
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Cultural definitions for vested interest
A phrase that indicates a deep personal (and possibly financial) interest in some political or economic proposal: “As a major stockholder of the Ford Motor Company, Senator Bilge had a vested interest in legislation restricting the import of Japanese autos.” The plural, vested interests, often refers to powerful, wealthy property holders: “His radical policies enraged vested interests.”
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Other Idioms and Phrases with vested interest
A personal stake in something, as in She has a vested interest in keeping the house in her name. This term, first recorded in 1818, uses vested in the sense of “established” or “secured.”
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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