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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
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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vested interest
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Only one interest rate cut is expected to take place in 2025.Megan Poinski, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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While that funding was prevalent throughout 2020 and 2021, when Pandion was founded and taken out of stealth mode, the tides changed in early 2022 when the Federal Reserve began hiking interest rates—thus increasing borrowing costs for businesses and making funding rounds riskier for banks.Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 14 Jan. 2025
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Three energy companies were among the top 10 highest-spending special interest groups in the state, collectively spending over $2 million to advocate for their interests.Gary Collins, Baltimore Sun, 10 Jan. 2025
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House Republicans are abdicating their responsibility to the American people and siding with billionaires and special interests.Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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On climate action, Trump’s approach promises to embolden interest groups within the global South that are dedicated to high-carbon industries and the extraction of fossil fuels.Matias Spektor, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
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Meanwhile, Florida’s robust environmentalist streak has allowed interest groups to advance nonlethal management methods.Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Dec. 2024
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Patel donated $70,000 to DeSantis' gubernatorial campaigns and $175,000 to the pro-DeSantis political action committee Empower Parents PAC, the school newspaper reported.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
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After endorsing Trump following the assassination attempt against him in Butler, Pennsylvania, Musk pledged to donate $45 million a month to America PAC, a pro-Trump political action committee.Vittoria Elliott, WIRED, 23 Dec. 2024
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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
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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
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“Vested interest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vested%20interest. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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