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noun
- 1. a situation in which the concerns or aims of two different parties are incompatible: "the conflict of interest between elected officials and corporate lobbyists"
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Situation occurring when an individual or organization is involved in multiple interests, one of which could possibly corrupt the motivation
A conflict of interest (COI) is a situation in which a person or organization is involved in multiple interests, financial or otherwise, and serving one interest could involve working against another. Typically, this relates to situations in which the personal interest of an individual or organization might adversely affect a duty owed to make decisions for the benefit of a third party. Wikipedia