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conflict of interest
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conflict of interest
n. pl. conflicts of interest
A conflict between a person's private interests and public obligations.
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Noun1.conflict of interest - a situation in which a public official's decisions are influenced by the official's personal interests
situation - a complex or critical or unusual difficulty; "the dangerous situation developed suddenly"; "that's quite a situation"; "no human situation is simple"


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The title is a guide created to provide advice to editors on the major ethical principles of academic publishing, including transparency, disclosure, research integrity, peer review, conflicts of interest and plagiarism.
The Education Department's inspector general released a report that exposed favoritism, conflicts of interest, and mismanagement at "Reading First," a billion-dollar program created by the No Child Left Behind Act, notes The Washington Post.
Gil Garcetti should know well the danger of conflicts of interest, even apparent ones.
 
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