as in interest
a group that benefits from a particular social, economic, or political privilege
changes to the tax laws being challenged by vested interests
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Examples Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
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.
—
Carl Hulse, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2022
Rather than hiring to fill new roles, consider upskilling your current people and amping up their responsibilities to give them a more vested interest.
—Michael Praeger, Forbes, 10 Nov. 2022
These oligarchs have a vested interest in maintaining this alliance.
—James North, The New Republic, 16 Dec. 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 
Carl Hulse, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2022
Rather than hiring to fill new roles, consider upskilling your current people and amping up their responsibilities to give them a more vested interest.
—Michael Praeger, Forbes, 10 Nov. 2022
These oligarchs have a vested interest in maintaining this alliance.
—James North, The New Republic, 16 Dec. 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
-
His Administration also signalled interest in reviving America’s defunct underground weapons-testing program.Abe Streep, The New Yorker, 27 Dec. 2024
-
However, that interest appears to be largely one-sided.Bryan Toporek, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
Noun
-
Believe it or not, there are a few theories about why cats sometimes take a special interest in wrapping paper or other paper materials like newspapers and magazines.Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
-
Now, governments have metaphorical swamps, inhabited by special interests and grifters that feed on the status quo at expense of the future.Wal van Lierop, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Noun
-
On Monday, the real-estate interest group filed a suit arguing — interestingly enough! — that the FARE Act violates brokers’ First Amendment rights.Clio Chang, Curbed, 20 Dec. 2024
-
That would include congressional employee communications with each other, with whistleblowers, and with interest groups.Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
Noun
-
Progressive lawmakers are demanding the incoming Democratic National Committee leader agree to significant reforms involving political action committee donations as a way to rekindle the Democratic Party’s favor among working-class voters after the 2024 election defeat.Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 10 Dec. 2024
-
One of them is Jeff Pack, cofounder of One Temecula Valley PAC, a political action committee started with the aim of uniting community members across partisan lines.Nadra Nittle, Them, 10 Dec. 2024
Noun
-
In 1940, an anti-war and isolationist pressure group, America First Committee, was launched to oppose the U.S. entering World War II.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
-
In reality, revenue generated by these taxes disappears into the black hole of the general budget and goes to whatever pressure group has the most influence at city hall.Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2024
Thesaurus Entries Near vested interest
Cite this Entry
“Vested interest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vested%20interest. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share