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anti-monopoly

adjective
an·ti-mo·nop·o·ly | \ˌan-tē-mə-ˈnä-p(ə-)lē, ˌan-tī-\
variants: or antimonopoly

Definition of anti-monopoly 

: opposing, prohibiting, or restricting monopolies anti-monopoly laws

Other Words from anti-monopoly

anti-monopolist or antimonopolist \ˌan-tē-mə-ˈnä-pə-list, ˌan-tī- \ noun
… fully embraced the reform effort, casting himself as an anti-monopolist who opposed the designs of the Guggenheim Alaska Syndicate to lock up Alaska development as their private cash cow. — Steve Haycox

First Known Use of anti-monopoly

1818, in the meaning defined above

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