trustbuster

noun

trust·bust·er | \ ˈtrəs(t)-ˌbə-stər

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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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 This week Gazprom is expected to settle a long-standing dispute with European trustbusters, who have accused it of hindering the free flow of its gas in eight central and Eastern European countries and of charging customers too much. — The Economist, "Gazprom is enjoying a sales boom in Europe," 23 May 2018 The lack of a simple solution deprives politicians of easy slogans, but does not leave trustbusters impotent. — The Economist, "How to tame the tech titans?," 18 Jan. 2018 America’s trustbusters have given tech giants the benefit of the doubt. — The Economist, "How to tame the tech titans?," 18 Jan. 2018 And Qualcomm has paid, on average, nearly $1bn a year in fines to trustbusters since 2015. — The Economist, "The world’s largest-ever tech deal now depends on Qualcomm," 17 Feb. 2018 Large fines are becoming something of a habit for Qualcomm, which will have paid out nearly $1bn a year, on average, to trustbusters the world over since 2015. — The Economist, "A fine habitQualcomm is fined for anti-competitive practices—again," 25 Jan. 2018 Second, trustbusters need to think afresh about how tech markets work. — The Economist, "How to tame the tech titans?," 18 Jan. 2018 All too often regulators and trustbusters come to see the world as big business sees it, to society’s cost. — The Economist, "Big Tech’s nemesisIs Margrethe Vestager championing consumers or her political career?," 14 Sep. 2017

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