HyperDic: vested_interest

English > 2 senses of the expression vested interest:
NOUNpossessionvested interest(law) an interest in which there is a fixed right to present or future enjoyment and that can be conveyed to another
groupvested interestgroups that seek to control a social ... / social system or activity from which they derive private benefit
English > vested interest: 2 senses > noun 1, possession
Meaning(law) an interest in which there is a fixed right to present or future enjoyment and that can be conveyed to another.
Categorylaw, jurisprudenceThe collection of rules imposed by authority
Broaderinterest, stake(law) a right or legal share of something
Spanishinterés personal
Catalaninterès personal
English > vested interest: 2 senses > noun 2, group
Meaninggroups that seek to control a social ... / social system or activity from which they derive private benefit.
Narrowermilitary-industrial complexA country's military establishment and the industries that produce arms and other military equipment
Broaderinterest, interest group(usually plural) a social group whose members control some field of activity and who have common aims

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