Question of the Day #77

"On conflicts of interest, she ranks among the worst."
from Mother Jones (Last line of the second paragraph.２段落目の最後の引用文。)

上記の文で、conflict of interestの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "conflict of interest" mean?

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解答

意味： 英辞郎によると、


《法律》利益［利害（関係）］の衝突、利益相反

Answer

According to Merriam Webster:

a conflict between the private interests and the official responsibilities of a person in a position of trust

Etymology/語源

Online Etymology Dictionaryによると、

句のconflict of interestは、1743年頃もう既に使用されていた。

According to the Online Etymology Dictionary:

Phrase conflict of interest was in use by 1743.

Examples

• The senator placed his stocks in trust to avoid possible conflict of interest.
• "In some localities the seams are under separate ownership, and there is a resulting conflict of interests." "The Economic Aspect of Geology" by C. K. Leith
• "It is idle to argue that there are at times no conflict of interest between the employee and the employer." "Herbert Hoover" by Vernon Kellogg
• "All are written from the standpoint of the conflict between the interests of society and the individual." "College Teaching" by Paul Klapper
• "There are so many conflicting forces and interests, and the conditions of success are so complex!" "Ways of Nature" by John Burroughs