Vested

//ˈvɛstɪd// adj, verb

adj, verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of vest form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Settled, fixed or absolute, with no contingencies.

    "All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives."

  2. 2
    Dressed or clothed, especially in vestments.

    "The Pope, vested in mitre and cope, is greeted by a newly created Cardinal."

Adjective
  1. 1
    fixed and absolute and without contingency wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
appareledarrayedattiredbedeckedbreechedcapped

Example

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"Thirty television channels condemned the insurgency to give the impression of consensus, but all these channels were in the hands of three companies, each of whom had a vested interest in maintaining the status quo."

Related phrases

vested interestvested remaindervested remainder subject to openvested school

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