既 得 権 益(きとくけんえき)

きとくけんえき

noun

vested interests; acquired rights and privileges

1. vested interests; acquired rights and privileges

Rights, privileges, or economic advantages that a person or group has already secured and is reluctant to give up. Frequently used in political and economic contexts to criticize entrenched interests that resist reform.

既得権益(きとくけんえき)を守(まも)ろうとする勢力(せいりょく)がある。

There are forces that try to protect vested interests.

改革(かいかく)は既得権益(きとくけんえき)との戦(たたか)いだ。

Reform is a battle against vested interests.

規制緩和(きせいかんわ)は既得権益(きとくけんえき)を持(も)つ業界(ぎょうかい)から反発(はんぱつ)を受(う)けた。

Deregulation met with backlash from industries with vested interests.

Composed of 既得(きとく) (already acquired) and 権益(けんえき) (rights and interests). A political and economic term referring to privileges and advantages that certain groups hold and resist giving up. Often used critically to describe entrenched interests that block reform.

Usage

Commonly appears in political and economic discussions. Often used with verbs of protection or destruction:

既得権益(きとくけんえき)を守(まも)る: to protect vested interests
既得権益(きとくけんえき)を打破(だは)する: to break through vested interests

Common collocations

既得権益(きとくけんえき)を守(まも)る: to protect vested interests
既得権益(きとくけんえき)を打破(だは)する: to break vested interests
既得権益(きとくけんえき)にしがみつく: to cling to vested interests
既得権益(きとくけんえき)層(そう): the class with vested interests

Similar words

利権(りけん): concession, vested interest — often implies corruption or insider dealing
特権(とっけん): privilege — a broader term for special rights
既得権(きとくけん): vested rights — the shorter form without 益(えき)

Related Words

Compare: 特権(とっけん) (privilege)

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