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monopolism

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[muh-nop-uh-liz-uhm] / məˈnɒp əˌlɪz əm /

noun

  1. the existence or prevalence of monopolies.


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Origin of monopolism

First recorded in 1880–85; monopol(y) + -ism

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Lithuania is also a victim of the Soviet economy's "monopolism" -- the practice of turning a single factory into the sole supplier of a certain product for the entire country.

From Time Magazine Archive

He may be mistaken, but that at any rate is his ideal: it includes lasting monopolism.

From Primitive Love and Love-Stories by Finck, Henry Theophilus

In fact, I have expressly classed monopolism among those seven ingredients of love which occur in its sensual as well as its sentimental phases.

From Primitive Love and Love-Stories by Finck, Henry Theophilus

He ignores also the absolutely essential traits of individual preference and monopolism, besides coyness, hyperbole, the mixed moods of hope and despair, and purity, with the diverse emotions accompanying them.

From Primitive Love and Love-Stories by Finck, Henry Theophilus

Inequality of right was therefore the characteristic of this period; Marlo calls it monopolism.

From Contemporary Socialism by Rae, John

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