ALL meanings of conflict of interest
con·flict of in·ter·est
C c - noun conflict of interest a conflict between one's obligation to the public good and one's self-interest, as in the case of a public officeholder who owns stock in a company seeking government contracts 3
- noun conflict of interest when private interests oppose public obligations 1
- noun conflict of interest the circumstance of a public officeholder, business executive, or the like, whose personal interests might benefit from his or her official actions or influence: The senator placed his stocks in trust to avoid possible conflict of interest. 1
- noun conflict of interest the circumstance of a person who finds that one of his or her activities, interests, etc., can be advanced only at the expense of another of them. 1
- noun conflict of interest (law) A situation in which someone in a position of trust, such as a lawyer, insurance adjuster, a politician, executive or director of a corporation or a medical research scientist or physician, has competing professional or personal interests. 0