CONFLICT OF INTEREST Definition & Meaning

conflict of interest

noun

the circumstance of a public officeholder, business executive, or the like, whose personal interests might benefit from their official actions or influence:
The senator placed his stocks in trust to avoid possible conflict of interest.
the circumstance of a person who finds that one of their own activities, interests, etc., can be advanced only at the expense of another of them.

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of conflict of interest¹

First recorded in 1950–55

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The PAC warned of a "gap in accountability to parliament" over the money lent to rugby union, due to "a conflict of interest" involving a senior civil servant's connections with the sport.

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He nodded to concerns about Musk's visit to the Pentagon, which is drawing scrutiny over potential conflicts of interest, saying "you wouldn't show it to a businessman".

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But it’s far from his only conflict of interest.

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In other times, the Tideline might not have written about a fundraiser organized by one of the Tideline staffers, given the appearance of a conflict of interest.

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But critics say that having the firms involved in drawing up the new rules represents a conflict of interest.

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