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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The design firm’s president, Aleksandr Sheykhet, is also working on an update to Central City’s comprehensive plan, which has some in town wondering about a potential conflict of interest.
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John Aguilar, Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2025
Instead, the money would go to one of his sons — a move Marchand called a financial conflict of interest.
—Taylor Millard, Boston Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
The move came after the AP reported that Roberts had pushed to award district business to a firm that employed him as a consultant, despite the conflict of interest.
—Ryan J. Foley, Twin Cities, 17 Oct. 2025
In the District 6 race, a former Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools consultant, whose wife still has a six-figure contract with the district, endorsed one candidate for the position before his tenure with the CMS was up this summer, prompting allegations about a conflict of interest.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2025
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John Aguilar, Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2025
Instead, the money would go to one of his sons — a move Marchand called a financial conflict of interest.
—Taylor Millard, Boston Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
The move came after the AP reported that Roberts had pushed to award district business to a firm that employed him as a consultant, despite the conflict of interest.
—Ryan J. Foley, Twin Cities, 17 Oct. 2025
In the District 6 race, a former Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools consultant, whose wife still has a six-figure contract with the district, endorsed one candidate for the position before his tenure with the CMS was up this summer, prompting allegations about a conflict of interest.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2025
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“Conflict of interest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conflict%20of%20interest. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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