conflict of interest
noun phrase
: a conflict between the private interests and the official responsibilities of a person in a position of trust
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Charles advisors have previously clarified that the king is not in a position to help, because Harry was suing His Majesty’s Government in His Majesty’s Court, and there would be a conflict of interest if the king tried to intervene.
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Caroline Frost, Deadline, 10 May 2025
Lawmakers this week rejected the GENIUS Act — a bill meant to establish federal rules for stablecoins — due in part to concerns that President Trump’s personal cryptocurrency ventures have created an unprecedented conflict of interest.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 10 May 2025
The disclosure marked at least the third time this year records have shown Greene buying shares of Tesla despite a potential conflict of interest.
—Molly Bohannon, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
The inherent conflict of interest between those two goals is what led to the original plan to make a clean break between the two entities.
—Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 6 May 2025
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Caroline Frost, Deadline, 10 May 2025
Lawmakers this week rejected the GENIUS Act — a bill meant to establish federal rules for stablecoins — due in part to concerns that President Trump’s personal cryptocurrency ventures have created an unprecedented conflict of interest.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 10 May 2025
The disclosure marked at least the third time this year records have shown Greene buying shares of Tesla despite a potential conflict of interest.
—Molly Bohannon, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
The inherent conflict of interest between those two goals is what led to the original plan to make a clean break between the two entities.
—Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 6 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for conflict of interest
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“Conflict of interest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conflict%20of%20interest. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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