cartel
noun
an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business.
cartels
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pluralof cartel.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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But that highly-profitable model is currently crumbling as courts are increasingly treating college athletic conferences as cartels engaged in anti-competitive price-fixing.
From Salon ● Sep. 15, 2026
Two days later, the US designated Brazil's two largest drug cartels as terrorist organizations -- which Flavio has said was a personal request.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
The visa revocation comes soon after senior U.S. officials described Mexico as a country controlled by drug traffickers and vowed to pursue Mexican officials who collude with the nation’s powerful cartels.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
She says that brokers – the role it is suggested that Zhang played - sit at the crucial intersection between the chemical producers and the cartels.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
A community of interest among the cartels is thus created.
From American World Policies by Walter E. Weyl
