as in syndicate
a number of businesses or enterprises united for commercial advantage
a cartel of oil-producing nations that controls production and influences prices
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Recent Examples of cartel
In countries with only moderately strong institutions, which are often in the process of liberalizing or reforming, a different type of corruption may emerge: the elite cartel.
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Michael Johnston, Foreign Affairs, 6 Aug. 2025
During the show's three-season arc, viewers get a crash course in the creation and growth of the cocaine cartels that dominated the '80s.
—EW.com, 31 July 2025
Those rifles are highly sought after by the cartels in their efforts to control large territories, according to the release.
—Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2025
The only path to peace is the total disempowerment of the terrorist cartel that has for too long oppressed its own people while lethally menacing others.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025
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Michael Johnston, Foreign Affairs, 6 Aug. 2025
During the show's three-season arc, viewers get a crash course in the creation and growth of the cocaine cartels that dominated the '80s.
—EW.com, 31 July 2025
Those rifles are highly sought after by the cartels in their efforts to control large territories, according to the release.
—Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2025
The only path to peace is the total disempowerment of the terrorist cartel that has for too long oppressed its own people while lethally menacing others.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cartel
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Players will have to fight, steal and outwit their way through the galaxy's various crime syndicates and become the galaxy's most wanted.—
Meredith G. White,
AZCentral.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The report added that preliminary investigations revealed these syndicates exported scrap metal to India, China and other countries but reported them as machinery or other metals not subject to the 15% export tax imposed by the government.—
Lionel Lim,
Fortune,
18 July 2025
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Tech over-hired during the pandemic The senior managers suggest that lack of coordination among various divisions, during COVID, led to siloed engineering teams performing the same tasks in a conglomerate.—
Shivaram Rajgopal,
Forbes.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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It was acquired by South Korean entertainment conglomerate CJ ENM for about $700 million in 2022.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Cartel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cartel. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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