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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Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner, citing a conflict of interest due to a past attorney-client relationship with the family, kicked the case up to the state attorney general's office headed by Shapiro at the time.
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Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 16 Feb. 2025
Separately Monday, President Trump fired the director of the Office of Government Ethics, the official tasked with ensuring government workers comply with conflict of interest and ethics requirements.
—Abc News, ABC News, 14 Feb. 2025
Bennett’s role in the criminal probe is a clear conflict of interest, said Chuck Drago, a police-practices consultant and former Oviedo, Fla., police chief and assistant chief in Fort Lauderdale.
—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 12 Feb. 2025
The White House similarly did not respond to a request for comment on conflict of interest concerns.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 11 Feb. 2025
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Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 16 Feb. 2025
Separately Monday, President Trump fired the director of the Office of Government Ethics, the official tasked with ensuring government workers comply with conflict of interest and ethics requirements.
—Abc News, ABC News, 14 Feb. 2025
Bennett’s role in the criminal probe is a clear conflict of interest, said Chuck Drago, a police-practices consultant and former Oviedo, Fla., police chief and assistant chief in Fort Lauderdale.
—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 12 Feb. 2025
The White House similarly did not respond to a request for comment on conflict of interest concerns.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 11 Feb. 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 Feb. 2025.
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