plunderbundn.
/ˈplʌndəˌbʌnd/, U.S. /ˈpləndərˌbənd/ U.S. colloquial.
An alliance or cartel of political, commercial, or financial interests engaged in exploiting the public.
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society > trade and finance > management of money > income, revenue, or profit > getting or making money > [noun] > profiteering
profiteering1814
plunderbund1902
money-spinning1932
the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > robber > spoiler or plunderer > [noun] > alliance
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1902 Newark (Ohio) Advocate 11 July 2/2 The trust against which the people complain is..the thieving trust—the trust which belongs to the Plunderbund.
1914 Voice of People (New Orleans) 8 Jan. 1/1 The whole force of the Texan plunderbund..are howling at the heels of the dauntless army of workers.
1933 B. Rascoe Prometheans, Anc. & Mod. 136 He [sc. Lucian] never permitted himself by emolument or fame to be persuaded into even a feigned admiration for the plunderbund that was Rome.
1999 Village Voice (N.Y.) (Nexis) 5 Oct. 212 A surveying suit from a Wal-Mart-type plunderbund visits the hardware store and takes a bullet in the foot for his trouble.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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