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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
These oligarchs have a vested interest in maintaining this alliance.
—James North, The New Republic, 16 Dec. 2022
Much like her brother, Claire has expressed a vested interest in making sure Patagonia aligns with her morals.
—Chloe Berger, Fortune, 17 Sep. 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
These oligarchs have a vested interest in maintaining this alliance.
—James North, The New Republic, 16 Dec. 2022
Much like her brother, Claire has expressed a vested interest in making sure Patagonia aligns with her morals.
—Chloe Berger, Fortune, 17 Sep. 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
See All Example Sentences for vested interest
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vested interest
Noun
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Higher interest rates thus increase Powerball amounts – and public interest in playing it.—
George Petras,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Naoise Connolly Ryan of Ireland on Wednesday described to Judge O’Connor her 7-year-old son’s interest in superheroes, particularly Superman.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Sep. 2025
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Our health policies are guided by evidence, common sense, and respect for individual rights—not ideological agendas or special interests.—
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Sep. 2025
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Americans for Prosperity ― Ogles' former employer and that of many of his congressional staff ― is a political special interest group that advocates for limited government, free markets and fiscal restraint.—
Vivian Jones,
Nashville Tennessean,
5 Sep. 2025
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All this at a time when minority writers are also disproportionately the targets of censorship by Republican state houses and right-wing interest groups.—
Kevin Dickinson,
Big Think,
2 Sep. 2025
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Feulner organized the Heritage Foundation like an interest group.—
E.J. Fagan,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Aug. 2025
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Kinloch's top contributor includes a big $83,250 donation from the United Auto Workers Voluntary Community Action Program political action committee.—
Dana Afana,
Freep.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Moreno said Robert Rivas shelved the bill after speaking to his brother, who acted as an unregistered lobbyist on behalf of Friends of the University, a political action committee that opposed the amendment.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
3 Sep. 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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Sheen has long called for tighter regulation of the credit system in the UK, founding pressure group the End High Cost Credit Alliance in 2017.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Vested interest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vested%20interest. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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