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单词 vested interest
释义 vested interest
noun
1.
 a. : an interest (as a right or title to an estate) carrying a legal right of present or future enjoyment and of present alienation
 b. : an interest (as in an existing political, economic, or social arrangement) in which the holder has a strong personal commitment as a result sometimes of long association but more often of present or future benefits
  < those who have a vested interest in the educational status quo — A.E.Bestor >
  < to continue in existence it must create vested interests in its survival — Paul Johnson >
 c. : a right vested in an employee under a pension plan
2. : one having a vested interest in something; specifically : a group closely associated with and enjoying benefits from an existing economic or political privilege
 < vacant land … is bought up by speculators or held by vested interests — A.J.Bruwer >
 < the free press, so integral to the self-maintenance and growth of free society, was brought into subservience to the vested interests — H.M.Kallen >
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