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a group that benefits from a particular social, economic, or political privilege
changes to the tax laws being challenged by vested interests
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Recent Examples of vested interest
That smoothed the path to passing major spending deals and keeping the government running in large part because those lawmakers had a vested interest in securing wins for their constituents.
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Carl Hulse, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2022
Rather than hiring to fill new roles, consider upskilling your current people and amping up their responsibilities to give them a more vested interest.
—Michael Praeger, Forbes, 10 Nov. 2022
These oligarchs have a vested interest in maintaining this alliance.
—James North, The New Republic, 16 Dec. 2022
The main way to counter the malign power of vested interest is to meet organized money with organized people.
—Bill McKibben, The New Yorker, 1 Sep. 2021
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Carl Hulse, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2022
Rather than hiring to fill new roles, consider upskilling your current people and amping up their responsibilities to give them a more vested interest.
—Michael Praeger, Forbes, 10 Nov. 2022
These oligarchs have a vested interest in maintaining this alliance.
—James North, The New Republic, 16 Dec. 2022
The main way to counter the malign power of vested interest is to meet organized money with organized people.
—Bill McKibben, The New Yorker, 1 Sep. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vested interest
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Research from Junior Achievement indicates that 66% of teens aged 13-17 express an interest in starting their businesses as adults.—
Sarah Hernholm,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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The agency offered to pay $50,000 and loan the remaining $950,000 at a 0% interest rate, with repayment stretched out over 30 years.—
Bayliss Wagner,
Austin American Statesman,
25 July 2025
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Emily Pacheco is the founder of the AI special interest group for The National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC).—
Brennan Barnard,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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Campaigning is expensive, so if the people you are elected to represent are going broke, special interest groups fill the fiscal void.—
Christopher Eric Bouchat,
Baltimore Sun,
29 July 2025
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Talks are already underway, with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and its Hollywood Local 399 and the conservative public interest group the Center for American Rights playing a prominent part.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
22 July 2025
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Carr did so after reviving a complaint against CBS that had been filed by a conservative public interest group.—
David Folkenflik,
NPR,
2 July 2025
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Burrows received about $30,000 from the pair and an associated political action committee in 2014-16 but has not accepted any donations since then, according to Texas Ethics Commission filings.—
Bayliss Wagner,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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Williams-Burnett serves as the chair of the Chicago Intellect political action committee and did not disclose the position to CHA, a violation of the Hatch Act — the federal law that restricts the political activity of some government workers and a component of CHA’s ethics policy.—
Lizzie Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
23 July 2025
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Inside, the report notes that 72% of book challenges come either from pressure groups and officials who have been swayed by them.—
Peter Greene,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Inside, the report notes that 72% of book challenges come either from pressure groups and officials who have been swayed by them.—
Peter Greene,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Vested interest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vested%20interest. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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