单词 | cartel |
释义 | cartel —cartelism, n. /kahr tel"/, n. 1. an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed esp. to regulate prices and output in some field of business. 2. a coalition of political or special-interest groups having a common cause, as to encourage the passage of a certain law. 3. a written agreement between belligerents, esp. for the exchange of prisoners. 4. a written challenge to a duel. [1550-60; < MF < It cartello letter of defiance, poster, equiv. to cart(a) CARTE + -ello dim. suffix] Syn. 1. monopoly, merger, combination. |
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