anti-monopoly
adjective
an·ti-mo·nop·o·ly
ˌan-tē-mə-ˈnä-p(ə-)lē 
ˌan-tī-
ˌan-tī-
variants
or antimonopoly
: opposing, prohibiting, or restricting monopolies
anti-monopoly laws
anti-monopolist
noun
or antimonopolist
ˌan-tē-mə-ˈnä-pə-list,
ˌan-tī-
… 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.
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Steve Haycox
Steve Haycox
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In 2023, actor Mark Ruffalo and anti-monopoly policy analyst Matt Stoller met on a Zoom call during the Writers Guild strike.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 7 May 2026
Biden’s Federal Trade Commission and the antitrust division of his Justice Department pushed anti-monopoly policies even harder.
—George Packer, The Atlantic, 4 May 2026
Grunge rock titans Pearl Jam battled the business in the 1990s, even filing an anti-monopoly complaint with the U.S. Department of Justice, which declined to bring a case then.
—Arkansas Online, 15 Apr. 2026
That included independent courts, an anti-monopoly agency to ensure fair competition, and strong regulation to keep troubled banks from choking off credit.
—Claudia Ciobanu, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
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Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 7 May 2026
Biden’s Federal Trade Commission and the antitrust division of his Justice Department pushed anti-monopoly policies even harder.
—George Packer, The Atlantic, 4 May 2026
Grunge rock titans Pearl Jam battled the business in the 1990s, even filing an anti-monopoly complaint with the U.S. Department of Justice, which declined to bring a case then.
—Arkansas Online, 15 Apr. 2026
That included independent courts, an anti-monopoly agency to ensure fair competition, and strong regulation to keep troubled banks from choking off credit.
—Claudia Ciobanu, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
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“Anti-monopoly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-monopoly. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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