vested interest

ves·te·din·terest

uncommon

noun

1.

(law) an interest in which there is a fixed right to present or future enjoyment and that can be conveyed to another

Synonyms

vested interest

2.

groups that seek to control a social system or activity from which they derive private benefit

Synonyms

vested interest

Related words

Broader terms

interest

Narrower terms

military-industrial complex

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Grammar

noun
singular	vested interest
plural	vested interests

Nearby words

vest Vesta vestal vestal virgin vested vestiary vestibular vestibular apparatus vestibular fold vestibular gland

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