conflict of interest
noun[C]
us/ˈkɑn·flɪkt əv ˈɪn·trəst,ˈɪn·tər·əst/asituationin which someone’sprivateinterestsareopposedto that person'sresponsibilitiesto otherpeople:
Councilmembersshouldavoidanypotentialconflict of interest.
a conflict of interest
C2
asituationin which someone cannot make afairdecisionbecause they will beaffectedby theresult:
利益（或利害）冲突（因为相关自身利益而使当事人无法做出公正或公平判断的情况）I need todeclareaconflictofinteresthere - one of thecandidatesfor thejobis afriendof mine.我需要报告一个利益冲突的情况——这份工作的候选人之一是我的朋友。
Affecting and influencing
- across-the-board
- affect
- applicability
- be/fall undersomeone'sinfluence/spellidiom
- bear
- bear onsomething
- carry
- colour
- instrumental
- interinfluence
- involve
- jerk
- keepsomeoneon the railsidiom
- pen
- shape
- spill over
- start(something)off
- tastemaker
- tell againstsomeone/something
- thought leadership
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conflict of interest
noun[CorU]
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asituationin which someone cannot make afairdecisionbecause they will bepersonallyaffectedby theresult:
Themayoris himselfinvolvedinlocalbusinessesand has beenaccusedof aconflictofinterest.
have/declare/avoid a conflict of interestBoardmembersarerequiredtodeclareaconflictofinterestin thecaseof anycontractthatbenefitsthat member'sfamily.
create/present/pose a conflict of interestWorking for twocompaniesneed notnecessarilyposeaconflictofinterest.
Examplesofa conflict of interest
a conflict of interest
Just as there is a potentialconflictofinterestwith a broker, an agent has a different type of conflict.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.However that did not constitute aconflictofinterest.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The main factor, self-interest, is the motivation by an accountant to act in his/her best interest or when facing aconflictofinterest.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He asserted thatconflictofinterestturns bureaucracy into a cancer on a society in transition between capitalism and socialism.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The witness should not be someone with aconflictofinterest(such as a research partner).
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The definition and rules for aconflictofinterestdiffered in the nineteenth century.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.When there are multiple relationships between several staff and students, the possibilities forconflictofinterestare enormous.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.One problem noted with the carbon market approach is the inherentconflictofinterestembedded between developed and sustenance based communities.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.While providing a new option for funding journalism, it also has raised questions about activism and new sorts ofconflictofinterest.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Each service which is provided to an audited client contained an inherentconflictofinterest.
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