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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vested interest
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Delany, who was ousted in August from HHS, said Kennedy has expressed strong interest in chemtrails.—
Stephanie Armour,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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The money was not invested as promised and was instead used to make interest payments to previous investors, pay business expenses and on the defendants, the indictment alleges.—
City News Service,
Oc Register,
16 Oct. 2025
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Local government should be close to the community—listening to residents, using data responsibly, and avoiding partisanship or special interest influence in areas like school governance.—
Pioneer Press elections team,
Twin Cities,
16 Oct. 2025
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In some cases, local governments will go to all the effort of crafting the measure and then conveniently decide not to go forward, only for a special interest group to then take the measure to the ballot and qualify it at the lower voter threshold.—
Jon Coupal,
Oc Register,
13 Oct. 2025
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Vought was instrumental in turning Heritage Action into the interest group that congressional Republicans feared most.—
Andy Kroll,
New Yorker,
17 Oct. 2025
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So, yeah, there are losers in the process, and, throughout history, elites and interest groups have sought to block creative destruction.—
NPR,
NPR,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Last week, an independent expenditure political action committee led by a Connecticut businessman filed paperwork Friday to back Michael Minogue, a South Hamilton Republican and major GOP donor who launched a campaign for governor earlier this month.—
Matthew Medsger,
Boston Herald,
19 Oct. 2025
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Trade unions formed a political action committee called Nevada Jobs Now, which has raised over $1 million to be used for digital advertisements, mailers and some TV commercials, White said.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
19 Oct. 2025
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Nearly 72% of censorship attempts in 2024 were initiated by pressure groups and decision makers who have been swayed by them.—
Jennifer Borresen,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 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 21 Oct. 2025.
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