Synonyms of cartel

cartel

noun

kär-ˈtel 

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• syndicate
• conglomerate
• partnership
• union
• chain
• association
• organization
• combination
• multinational
• combine
• trust
• guild
• megacorporation
• big business
• pool

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cartel

The federal cartel office blocked it, ruling that the project would strengthen the broadcasters’ already powerful position in television advertising. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2026

Indictments unveiled by prosecutors Tuesday describe cartel-style bosses — among them Bishnoi and Jaggu Bhagwanpuria, a former associate and now rival of Bishnoi. — Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2026

Mexican security analyst David Saucedo says the attacks like the ones in Guajes de Ayala and other areas haunted by cartel violence are the fallout of the government's World Cup security strategy. — ABC News, 8 July 2026

Working with a cartel desperate to control London’s drug market, Duke begins a high-risk game of infiltrating Kingsley’s empire to destroy it from within and smoke out his enemy. — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 7 July 2026