trustbuster
noun
a federal official who seeks to dissolve business trusts, especially through vigorous application of antitrust regulations.
trustbusting
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a word derived from
trustbuster.
Example Sentences
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The government worked to rein in Wall Street, from trustbusting to the Federal Reserve Act of 1913 and the Glass-Steagall Act of 1932, which split investment banking from commercial banking.
From Barron's ● Mar. 25, 2026
So it was already unlikely that even an ideal trial would have spurred the trustbusting that everyone wants.
From Slate ● Mar. 10, 2026
As attorney general, Bonaparte led Roosevelt’s trustbusting drive, breaking up such giants as Standard Oil Company.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 15, 2022
He had sensed, wrongly, that union trustbusting was as much in demand among the buckeyes as the badgers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 11, 2015
After a failed attempt to block the Comcast-NBC Universal merger, Mr. Franken again finds himself playing a trustbusting role in Washington — against the same adversary.
From New York Times ● Apr. 12, 2014
