'Vested interest' definitions:
Definition of 'vested interest'
(from WordNet)
noun
(law) an interest in which there is a fixed right to present or future enjoyment and that can be conveyed to another
noun
Groups that seek to control a social system or activity from which they derive private benefit
Definition of 'Vested interest'
From: GCIDE
- Vested interest \Vest"ed interest\
- 1. a special personal interest, usually financial, in an existing system, law, or institution, which hinders a person from making objective decisions regarding that system, law, or institution. A vested interest may be one which benefits a relative, or, in an extended sense, one which defends a person's own reputation or previously expressed views. [PJC]
- 2. a right given to an employee by a pension plan, which cannot be taken away. [PJC]
- 3. pl. the persons, corporations, or other groups which benefit most (usually financially) from the existing system of institutions, laws, and customs. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'vested interest'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- absolute interest,
- appurtenance,
- authority,
- benefit,
- birthright,
- Black Power,
- black vote,
- claim,
- common,
- conjugal right,
- contingent interest,
- demand,
- divine right,
- droit,
- due,
- easement,
- equitable interest,
- equity,
- estate,
- faculty,
- farm interests,
- financial interests,
- holding,
- inalienable right,
- interest,
- interest group,
- Italian vote,
- Jewish vote,
- labor interests,
- limitation,
- natural right,
- part,
- percentage,
- Polish Power,
- power,
- prerogative,
- prescription,
- pressure group,
- presumptive right,
- pretense,
- pretension,
- proper claim,
- property right,
- right,
- right of entry,
- settlement,
- special interests,
- special-interest group,
- stake,
- strict settlement,
- title,
- trust,
- use,
- vested interests,
- vested right,
- White Power