|  cartel 
 
 a consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition by controlling the production and distribution of a product or service
 - they set up the trust in the hope of gaining a monopoly
 • Syn:
 trust, corporate trust, combine
 • Derivationally related forms:
 combine (for: combine)
 • Hypernyms:
 consortium, pool, syndicate
 • Hyponyms:
 drug cartel, oil cartel
 
 
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