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conflict of interest

situation occurring when an individual or organization is involved in multiple interests, one of which could possibly corrupt the motivation
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Summary

conflict of interest is a type of bias[1]. It draws 3,691 Wikipedia views per month (type of bias category, ranking #4 of 18).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: type of conflict[3]
  • Subclass of: risk[4]
  • Commons category: Conflict of interest[5]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Conflict of interest[6]
  • Facet of: academic publishing[7]
  • Topic has template: Template:Conflict of interest[8]
  • Has characteristic: inappropriateness[9]
  • Handled, mitigated, or managed by: disclosure[10], compliance[11], audit[12]

Why It Matters

conflict of interest has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 81 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

Related Entities

audit

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . compliance.ucf.edu. compliance.ucf.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . sec.gov. sec.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . sec.gov. sec.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). conflict of interest. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/conflict-of-interest
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_conflict-of-interest_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{conflict of interest}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/conflict-of-interest}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-18}}
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  1. 17w ago · Remo Prinz · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described at url → https://verwaltungsrats-lexikon.vrmandat.com/interessenkonflikt/
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Described at url: https://verwaltungsrats-lexikon.vrmandat.com/interessenkonflikt/, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782392966604"
  2. 19w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0241697-konflikt-zajmu
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: 0241697-konflikt-zajmu, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259494|batch #259494]]"
  3. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Facet of → academic publishing
    Instance of → type of bias, type of conflict
    Instance of → —
    Handled, mitigated, or managed by → disclosure, compliance, audit
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ National library of israel j9u id: 987007555323805171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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