consumer sovereignty
Americannoun
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the power of consumers to influence the market through their choices.
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the doctrine that consumer choice is the main force driving market trends.
Example Sentences
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Three relatively straight forward conditions would protect competition and ensure consumer sovereignty:
From Forbes ● Jun. 9, 2015
But this result is possible only if mergers do not create powerful firms that suppress competition and undermine consumer sovereignty.
From Forbes ● Jun. 9, 2015
Great, the people get what they want through their exercise of consumer sovereignty.
From Forbes ● Jul. 28, 2013
And strangest of all, contrary to all that stuff about consumer sovereignty, it seems to be not just getting away with it, but prospering.
From The Guardian ● May 27, 2013
But it does run against our casual faith in consumer sovereignty, the belief that our market choices have the power to confer uniqueness upon us.
From Salon ● Feb. 16, 2013
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