vested interest
definition: groups that seek to control a social system or activity from which they derive private benefit
example: Vested interests throw money at politicians to gain their favor in Washington.
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definition: an interest in which there is a fixed right to present or future enjoyment and that can be conveyed to another
example: I bequeathed my vested interests to my children upon my death.
speech part: noun
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