trustbuster

trust·bust·er | \ ˈtrəs(t)-ˌbə-stər

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Definition of trustbuster

: one who seeks to break up business trusts specifically : a federal official who prosecutes trusts under the antitrust laws

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Recent Examples on the Web Europe has led the charge with antitrust investigations, and Margrethe Vestager, the region’s top trustbuster, recently vowed to take a harder line on the companies. — David Mccabe, BostonGlobe.com, "Lawmakers, united in their ire, lash out at big tech’s leaders," 29 July 2020 The Competition and Markets Authority, the U.K.’s trustbuster, is getting tougher too. — Chris Hughes | Bloomberg, Washington Post, "Dealmakers Will Test Johnson’s Open-Market Cred," 16 Dec. 2019 In their brief filed with the federal appeals court, the Justice Department lawyers sounded more like corporate defense attorneys than crusading trustbusters. — Steven Pearlstein, Washington Post, "America’s latest corporate takeover: The Justice Department," 19 Dec. 2019 Mergers were looked upon more kindly by trustbusters. — The Economist, "How T. Boone Pickens changed corporate finance in America," 19 Sep. 2019 After years of waving through deals, shareholders and trustbusters are now getting testier again. — The Economist, "Investors and regulators fall out of love with colossal deals," 6 July 2019 That’s why the Microsoft case is a cautionary tale for today’s trustbusters, too. — Jay Greene, Washington Post, "Trustbusters are bypassing the biggest tech company of them all," 28 June 2019 The past two decades have seen one of the greatest waves ever as executives have sought to build corporate giants with market power over consumers, applauded by investors and enabled by trustbusters. — The Economist, "Investors and regulators fall out of love with colossal deals," 6 July 2019 One hope for agency groups is that trustbusters force open the tech giants’ walled gardens. — Stephen Wilmot, WSJ, "Madison Avenue’s Unequal Fight With Google," 6 Nov. 2018

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“Trustbuster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trustbuster. Accessed 25 Jan. 2021.

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