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  1. vested interestsnoun

    those groups that seek to control an existing system or activity from which they derive benefit

  2. Etymology: Popularized in sociology by, The Vested Interests and the Common Man, 1919. From legal notion of a vested (‘secured, permanent’) interest.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of vested interests in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of vested interests in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of vested interests in a Sentence

  1. Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn:

    It's time to take on the vested interests holding people back, the future is ours to make.

  2. New FIFA:

    We applaud McDonald’s for joining with Coca-Cola and Visa. They understand just how vital it is that reform of FIFA is independent of the deep vested interests surrounding the organization and its personnel.

  3. Gian Carlo Caselli:

    Marino trod on the toes of too many vested interests who didn't want to give up their privileges, they boycotted him and, without the need for any plot or alliance, they managed to bring him down.

  4. Frank Zhao:

    With so many vested interests - dealers, hospitals, insurance departments and others - reform is not very fast.

  5. Kamal Hamdan:

    This confessional system is not only corrupt. It is built on vested interests by all the sects (whose leaders) keep their grip on their people... The politicians have devoured Lebanon.

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