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cartel
[ kahr-tel ]
noun
- an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business.
Synonyms: , ,
- a coalition of political or special-interest groups having a common cause, as to encourage the passage of a certain law.
- a written agreement between belligerents, especially for the exchange of prisoners.
- a written challenge to a duel.
cartel
/ ɑːˈɛ /
noun
- Also calledtrust a collusive international association of independent enterprises formed to monopolize production and distribution of a product or service, control prices, etc
- politics an alliance of parties or interests to further common aims
cartel
- An association in which producers of a similar or identical product try to obtain a monopoly over the sale of the product.
Notes
Other Word Forms
- ·ٱi noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of cartel1
Example Sentences
She has cooperated with Trump on several key measures, sending thousands of National Guard troops to fortify the northern border and transferring dozens of suspected cartel members wanted by the U.S.
It should not be surprising that the first annual threat assessment from this Trump administration ranks gangs and cartels as the top danger, given the president’s emphasis on deportations.
César, 36, first started working with cartels when he was 14 years old, citing poor job opportunities as one factor.
The Trump White House has already designated six Mexican cartels as foreign terrorist organizations, a move that Mexico opposed vociferously.
"To find out how she picked her son up in nothing but a bag of bones from one of the cartels was devastating."
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