Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 が 利り 権けん を 握にぎ る for someone to hold/control a vested interest
That politician is said to hold vested interests in the industry.
利り 権けん に 絡から む to be tangled up in vested interests (often implying corruption)
This case is entangled with complex vested interests.
利り 権けん を 守まも る to protect one's vested interests
The bureaucrats resisted in order to protect their vested interests.
〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 の 利り 権けん を 争あらそ う to fight over the vested interests/rights in a region or field
The countries are competing for oil field rights.
Kanji 利 profit, advantage, benefit 権 authority, power, rights Related words 権利 is a general legal or moral entitlement, while 利権 specifically refers to a right tied to economic or political advantage, often implying vested interests.
権益 is a formal term for established rights and interests, often used in diplomatic or business contexts, while 利権 carries a stronger nuance of self-serving or corrupt advantage.
既得権 emphasizes a right or privilege already secured and hard to take away, whereas 利権 focuses on the profit or advantage the right brings, often with political overtones.
特権 is a special privilege granted to a person or group, while 利権 more specifically denotes an economic or political stake pursued for profit.
利権 emphasizes a vested right or privilege that brings profit, whereas 利害関係 is the broader, neutral term for any relationship involving gain or loss.
Word family concession hunter; profiteer
water rights
special-interest group; vested-interest group
concession-based business; company holding a concession; concessionaire
Etymology Compound of 利 (profit, advantage) and 権 (right, authority). The combination straightforwardly yields the meaning of a profit-related right or concession.
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