vested interest
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3.8
- noun
- /ˈvɛstɪd ˈɪntrəst/
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interés particular
- So there are huge vested interests in the way we do things now.
- vested interests in preserving
- strong vested interests
- vested interest in maintaining
Which brings me to my own large vested interest in this topic.
- Which brings me to my own large vested interest in this topic.
- You've got Congress, you've got so many vested interests, and issues are so complex.
- But you're not allowed to challenge the vested interests.
- Chris Wright is literally an oil billionaire, like this man is has a vested interest in expanding oil and gas.
- I love that because we created a, a real vested interest in him to actually make this a success.
- I do, I do, I do worry that it's been driven by, by, you know, other vested interests.
- Which countries benefited or had a vested interest in one candidate over the other becoming the US president?
- You know, I think we're not preparing people for success because a lot of times it's not in our vested interest.
- Of course, being black means that like, I guess I might have a bit more of a vested interest in some of the issues around race and racism.
- It means taking on some big challenges, tackling some vested interests, overcoming barriers that have been constructed over many years.
- I just know that for me, I have a vested interest in hanging out with my grandkids.
Examples
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Hospitals and other healthcare organizations have a vested interest in reducing malpractice litigation.
Academic text (1997) -
Both countries have a vested interest in including Jordan in the Turkish-Israeli alliance.
Academic text (2000) -
Then I think we have to really break the hold of those vested interests on, you know, on the system.
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Which brings me to my own large vested interest in this topic.
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Second, the source country must have a vested interest in conservation.
Academic text (1997) -
I hear local buyers have taken a vested interest in him.
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The panel hearing a case has a vested interest in ensuring that the system is fair and just.
Academic text (1997) -
Businesses have a vested interest in helping to create and promote a safe environment for consumers.
Academic text (1999) -
Change often means confronting vested interests, reducing the role of the state, reforming institutions, and taking on corruption.
Academic text (2008) -
Many politicians have a vested interest in the success of the new healthcare program.
Synonyms
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4.2
A share in a business or project
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3.6
A group or organization that tries to influence government decisions to help its own members
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3.1
A group of people with the same goal who try to influence public decisions
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3.6
People who have an interest in a project or company
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3.7
A group of people who try to influence government decisions about one issue
Antonyms
How Invested
Surface Forms
Morphology
Given the constituents 'vested' (established/guaranteed) and 'interest' (a stake), the compound readily yields the notion of an established or personal stake in an outcome; a learner who knows both words can compose these meanings to reach the MWE sense. This follows normal English composition patterns (and has parallels in many languages), so the meaning is directly derivable rather than idiomatic.
Etymology
Vested interest often means a person or group who gets a private benefit and will try to keep it. One popular image is of someone 'wearing' their advantage because the old word vest meant to give or 'put on' something, so the phrase came to mean a strong personal 'stake' in keeping things as they are.