Vested Interest Definition

noun
A right or title, as to present or future possession of an estate, that can be conveyed to another.
American Heritage
An established right that cannot be eliminated, as to some future benefit.
Webster's New World
Close involvement in promoting personal advantage.
Webster's New World
A number of groups cooperating or competing in pursuing selfish goals and exerting controlling influence, esp., the powerful persons and groups that own and control industry, business, etc.
Webster's New World
Those groups that seek to maintain or control an existing system or activity from which they derive private benefit.
American Heritage
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Singular:
vested interest

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