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cartel

[ kahr-tel ]

noun

  1. an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business.

    Synonyms: , ,

  2. a coalition of political or special-interest groups having a common cause, as to encourage the passage of a certain law.
  3. a written agreement between belligerents, especially for the exchange of prisoners.
  4. a written challenge to a duel.


cartel

/ ɑːˈɛ /

noun

  1. Also calledtrust a collusive international association of independent enterprises formed to monopolize production and distribution of a product or service, control prices, etc
  2. politics an alliance of parties or interests to further common aims
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

cartel

  1. An association in which producers of a similar or identical product try to obtain a monopoly over the sale of the product.
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Other Word Forms

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Word History and Origins

Origin of cartel1

1550–60; < Middle French < Italian cartello letter of defiance, poster, equivalent to cart ( a ) carte + -ello diminutive suffix
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Word History and Origins

Origin of cartel1

C20: from German Kartell, from French, from Italian cartello a written challenge, public notice, diminutive of carta card 1
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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.

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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.

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César, 36, first started working with cartels when he was 14 years old, citing poor job opportunities as one factor.

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The Trump White House has already designated six Mexican cartels as foreign terrorist organizations, a move that Mexico opposed vociferously.

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"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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