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vested interest vs interest group

interest group vs vested interest

vested interest and interest group both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
vested interest Yes No No No
interest group Yes No No No
As nouns, interest group is a hypernym of vested interest; that is, interest group is a word with a broader meaning than vested interest:
  • vested interest: groups that seek to control a social system or activity from which they derive private benefit
  • interest group: (usually plural) a social group whose members control some field of activity and who have common aims
Other hypernyms of vested interest include interest.
vested interest (noun) interest group (noun)
groups that seek to control a social system or activity from which they derive private benefit (usually plural) a social group whose members control some field of activity and who have common aims
(law) an interest in which there is a fixed right to present or future enjoyment and that can be conveyed to another
Difference between vested interest and interest group

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