Synonyms:
vested
Meaning: fixed and absolute and without contingency; "a vested right"
Usage examples
Vested interests have been attended to.
Don't you know what vested interests mean, Lord Chiltern?"
In France the press combines a twofold centralization; almost all its power is centred in the same spot, and vested in the same hands, for its organs are far from numerous.
In America the President exercises a certain influence on State affairs, but he does not conduct them; the preponderating power is vested in the representatives of the whole nation.
The doctrine ascribes to all mankind a vested interest in each other's moral, intellectual, and even physical perfection, to be defined by each claimant according to his own standard.