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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Fain unfairly retaliated against Boyer and hatched a scheme that created a conflict of interest.
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Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 22 July 2025
This has been viewed by many as a serious conflict of interest.
—Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 19 July 2025
Trump also suggested that a friend of Musk leading the space agency would be a conflict of interest due to SpaceX’s contracts with NASA.
—Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
But ethics watchdogs warned the trades created conflict of interest concerns.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
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Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 22 July 2025
This has been viewed by many as a serious conflict of interest.
—Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 19 July 2025
Trump also suggested that a friend of Musk leading the space agency would be a conflict of interest due to SpaceX’s contracts with NASA.
—Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
But ethics watchdogs warned the trades created conflict of interest concerns.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 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 27 Jul. 2025.
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