NOUN | possession | vested interest | (law) an interest in which there is a fixed right to present or future enjoyment and that can be conveyed to another |
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group | vested interest | groups that seek to control a social ... / social system or activity from which they derive private benefit |
Meaning | (law) an interest in which there is a fixed right to present or future enjoyment and that can be conveyed to another. | |
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Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
Broader | interest, stake | (law) a right or legal share of something |
Spanish | interés personal | |
Catalan | interès personal |
Meaning | groups that seek to control a social ... / social system or activity from which they derive private benefit. | |
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Narrower | military-industrial complex | A country's military establishment and the industries that produce arms and other military equipment |
Broader | interest, interest group | (usually plural) a social group whose members control some field of activity and who have common aims |
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