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Noun: cartel  kaa(r)'tel
  1. A consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition by controlling the production and distribution of a product or service
    "they set up the cartel in the hope of gaining a monopoly";
    - trust, corporate trust, combine

Derived forms: cartels

Type of: consortium, pool, syndicate

Encyclopedia: Cartel