vested interest

Noun
  1. (law) an interest in which there is a fixed right to present or future enjoyment and that can be conveyed to another (synset 113308810)
    referred to in: jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority
    is a type of: interest, stake - (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something
  2. Groups that seek to control a social system or activity from which they derive private benefit (synset 107985639)
    is a type of: interest, interest group - (usually plural) a social group whose members control some field of activity and who have common aims
    subtypes: military-industrial complex - a country's military establishment and the industries that produce arms and other military equipment

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