self-dealing
noun
self-deal·ing
ˈself-ˈdē-liŋ 
: engagement in a transaction for the benefit of oneself rather than for the benefits of someone to whom one owes a fiduciary duty
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Also detailed in the complaint are allegations of self-dealing by board members.
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Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Oct. 2024
Pity the residents of Chicago, who were never even offered a seat at the table in what is shaping up to be an act of corrupt self-dealing notable even in the history of a city famous for it.
—The Editors, National Review, 8 Oct. 2024
In addition to bearing responsibility for the central bank’s policy of financial engineering and the country’s economic collapse, Salameh faces serious allegations of self-dealing and illicit enrichment.
—Sam Heller, Foreign Affairs, 18 Apr. 2022
Last week, the legislature acted at Lamont’s insistence and restored the law prohibiting self-dealing in school construction.
—Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 29 June 2024
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Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Oct. 2024
Pity the residents of Chicago, who were never even offered a seat at the table in what is shaping up to be an act of corrupt self-dealing notable even in the history of a city famous for it.
—The Editors, National Review, 8 Oct. 2024
In addition to bearing responsibility for the central bank’s policy of financial engineering and the country’s economic collapse, Salameh faces serious allegations of self-dealing and illicit enrichment.
—Sam Heller, Foreign Affairs, 18 Apr. 2022
Last week, the legislature acted at Lamont’s insistence and restored the law prohibiting self-dealing in school construction.
—Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 29 June 2024
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“Self-dealing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-dealing. Accessed 27 Nov. 2024.
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