How to Say "Conflict of Interest" in Russian

конфли́кт интересов

konflíkt interesov

The English phrase "conflict of interest" is translated into Russian as конфли́кт интересов (konflíkt interesov).

This term refers to a conflicting interest in a position of trust.

Meaning: conflicting interest in position of trust (noun)

What does it mean word for word?

The phrase is composed of the noun конфли́кт (conflict) and the genitive plural form of интерес (interest).

The word интересов is the genitive plural form of интерес, which is used here to denote the plurality of the interests involved in the conflict.

konflíkt interesov

In a business environment, a Russian speaker might describe a person with a conflict of interest as being заинтересованным лицом (an interested person). While this sounds neutral in English, in Russian it often carries a subtle, cautionary nuance regarding bias.
In Russian legal contexts, you might hear the term коллизия интересов (collision of interests) used instead of конфликт интересов. While both are understood, коллизия suggests a more violent or structural clash of laws or principles.
The word конфли́кт is a direct phonetic loan from Latin via Western European languages. Unlike many older Russian words that have Slavic roots, this term feels modern and 'imported' to a native ear.

Наши ценности требуют избегать конфликта интересов при принятии решений.
Our values require us to avoid conflicts of interest when making decisions.
Политика компании строго запрещает участие во внутренних конфликтах интересов.
The company policy strictly prohibits involvement in internal conflicts of interest.
Здесь налицо явный конфли́кт интересов.
Zdes' naliсto yavnyy konflikt interesov.
There is a clear conflict of interest here.
Этот конфли́кт интересов мешает нашей работе.
Etot konflikt interesov meshayet nashey rabote.
This conflict of interest is hindering our work.

Two colleagues are discussing a new contract.

Сергей Sergey

Сергей, ты знаешь владельца этой фирмы?
Sergey, ty znaesh' vladel'tsa etoy firmy?
Sergey, do you know the owner of this company?
Анастасия Anastasia

Да, это мой старый друг.
Da, eto moy staryy drug.
Yes, he is an old friend of mine.
Сергей Sergey

Тогда это конфли́кт интересов.
Togda eto konflikt interesov.
Then this is a conflict of interest.
Анастасия Anastasia

Вы правы, Анастасия, я передам проект вам.
Vy pravy, Anastasiya, ya peredam proyekt vam.
You are right, Anastasia, I will hand the project over to you.

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