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conflict of interestnoun1A situation in which the concerns or aims of two different parties are incompatible: the conflict of interest between elected officials and corporate lobbyists...- Maya's conflict of interest between her ideals and her loyalty to her father's magazine fuels a smart episode with a nifty double-reverse plot.
- She tries desperately to convince Mikami to run away with her, but the conflict of interest she has created in his heart is too much for him to bear and threatens to tear him apart.
- We saw that the economic conflict of interests between the two parties is not very intense at all.
1.1A situation in which a person is in a position to derive personal benefit from actions or decisions made in their official capacity: Watson quit his job after questions about a possible conflict of interest...- The potential for such conflicts of interest should be revealed by any outside advisor involved in a project.
- He denies any conflict of interest, arguing that his expertise in the area qualifies him to comment.
- I agree that crucial among these issues is the question of how to guard against abuses engendered by conflicts of interest.
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