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cartel

[ kahr-tel ]

noun

  1. an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business.

    Synonyms: , ,

  2. a coalition of political or special-interest groups having a common cause, as to encourage the passage of a certain law.
  3. a written agreement between belligerents, especially for the exchange of prisoners.
  4. a written challenge to a duel.


cartel

/ °ìÉ‘Ëˈ³ÙÉ›±ô /

noun

  1. Also calledtrust a collusive international association of independent enterprises formed to monopolize production and distribution of a product or service, control prices, etc
  2. politics an alliance of parties or interests to further common aims
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cartel

  1. An association in which producers of a similar or identical product try to obtain a monopoly over the sale of the product.
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³¦²¹°ù·³Ù±ð±ôi²õ³¾ noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of cartel1

1550–60; < Middle French < Italian cartello letter of defiance, poster, equivalent to cart ( a ) carte + -ello diminutive suffix
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of cartel1

C20: from German Kartell, from French, from Italian cartello a written challenge, public notice, diminutive of carta card 1
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However, Cain says it was "really shocking" to speak to an armed young man working for a cartel who was from a "relatively middle-class" background.

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Mexico almost certainly understands that Trump is readying a military incursion of some kind, ostensibly to "take out" the drug cartels.

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The Trump administration has designated six Mexican cartels, including the Jalisco gang, as foreign terrorist organizations.

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Narcocorridos, songs praising drug cartel leaders, are not uncommon in Mexico.

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The 34-year-old from Nuneaton experienced what it was like to be under the watch of the cartel in Colombia, visited a prison rife with gangs in the Philippines, and observed illegal poaching in South Africa.

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