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.
the persons, corporations, or other groups which benefit most (usually financially) from the existing system of institutions, laws, and customs.
An involvement in the outcome of some business, scheme, transaction etc., usually in anticipation of a personal gain.
groups that seek to control a social system or activity from which they derive private benefit
A person or group that has an economic or ideological stake in the legislative and regulatory actions of government. Sometimes called a "special interest," "economic interest," or "moneyed interest." "Think of the [congressional] committee and you can think of the interest group or the company that will have an interest." -- former U. S. Rep. Eric Fingerhut (D-Ohio)
an influencing interest in someone or something, such as title to real estate carrying the right to convey although use of possession may be postponed; an interest that clouds objectivity or that would create a bias for personal, perhaps hidden, gain; a position held by a party in a transaction in favor of one thing over another, where in the latter case the party stands to gain. definition of vested interest defined definition of investor defined
A financial or personal stake one entity has in an asset, security, or transaction.
A vested interest is the state or condition of having a special interest in protecting or supporting something for the purpose of self-interest, gain or benefit, often financially or politically. By way of protecting their vested interests, individuals, groups or other entities may seek to maintain a status quo. However, if changing a system works in one's favor, supporting or effecting such change may also be in one's vested interest.