self-interest
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- One's personal interest or advantage, especially when pursued without regard for others.
- I cannot abandon my husband for the sake of self-interest and personal gain.
- 2022 July 27, Charles Hugh Smith, There Won't Be Any Winners Because The Status Quo Is Corrupt Everywhere[1]:
- Corruption becomes fatal when those in power are no longer able to distinguish the difference between self-interest and the national interest.
- 2023 March 8, Howard Johnston, “Was Marples the real railway wrecker?”, in RAIL, number 978, page 52:
- Government standards of decency and honesty were quite low, and decision-makers were tainted with self-interest and corruption at the very highest level.
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personal interest
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