Cartel

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  • noun. A combination of independent business organizations formed to regulate production, pricing, and marketing of goods by the members.
  • noun. An official agreement between governments at war, especially one concerning the exchange of prisoners.
  • noun. A group of parties, factions, or nations united in a common cause; a bloc.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To defy; challenge to a duel. Also chartel.
  • noun. A writing or an agreement between states, especially when at war, as for the exchange of prisoners, or for some mutual advantage.
  • noun. A letter of defiance or challenge; a challenge to single combat.
  • noun. Formerly also chartel.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. An agreement between belligerents for the exchange of prisoners.
  • noun. A letter of defiance or challenge; a challenge to single combat.
  • noun. a ship employed in the exchange of prisoners, or in carrying propositions to an enemy; a ship beating a flag of truce and privileged from capture.
  • noun. undefined
  • transitive verb. To defy or challenge.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A group of businesses or nations that collude to limit competition within an industry or market.
  • noun. A combination of political groups (notably parties) for common action
  • noun. A written letter of defiance or challenge.
  • noun. An official agreement concerning the exchange of prisoners.
  • noun. A ship used to negotiate with an enemy in time of war, and to exchange prisoners.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition by controlling the production and distribution of a product or service
    • Word Usage
    "It seems inevitable that the label cartel will attempt to use the marks to inflict liability on users if music bearing their email address appears online."
    cross-reference
    cartel-ship  
    Equivalent
    cartel ship  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    consortium  pool  syndicate  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    drug cartel  oil cartel  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Adel  Adele  Bel  Bell  Belle  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    conglomerate  consortium  corporation  distributor  federation  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    Aktiengesellschaft  Anschluss  NATO  SEATO  accord  
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