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antimonopolistic

antimonopolistic

7.7
Against one company controlling a whole market
  • adjective
  • /ˌæntiˌmɒnəˈpɒlɪstɪk/
translation icon : antimonopolista
  • 25. Reflecting the antimonopolistic sentiments of classical political economy, Cooley stresses that "exclusive privileges are to some extent invidious and very justly obnoxious, and it is not reasonable to suppose that the State would grant them, except when some important public purpose or some necessary public convenience cannot be accomplished or provided without making the grant exclusive."

Examples

  • Many activists advocate for antimonopolistic measures to prevent large corporations from dominating industries.

  • The new policy is antimonopolistic in nature, aiming to break up companies that hold too much power.

  • The government implemented antimonopolistic laws to promote competition in the market.

Synonyms

antitrust
vsantimonopolistic
  • Specialized
10 6.8

Laws or rules that stop unfair business competition and protect fair trade

focuses specifically on preventing single-firm dominance rather than general unfair practices
antimonopoly
vsantimonopolistic
  • Specialized
7.2

Laws and rules that stop one company from controlling an industry

opposes single-firm dominance in general, not limited to legal measures

Antonyms

7 8.1

Having complete control of a market so other companies cannot compete

How Competitive

antimonopolistic
7.7
competitive
375 3.3
dominant
159 4.2
monopolistic
7 8.1

Surface Forms

antimonopolistic positive

Morphology

antimonopolistic = monopolistic (transparent) = anti + monopoly + istic

The word is formed by adding anti- to monopolistic, so its meaning follows the regular contrastive meaning of anti-.

Etymology

The word antimonopolistic starts with anti- meaning 'against' and contains monopoly, which means 'one seller' or 'one company in control of a market'. So, antimonopolistic describes rules or actions that oppose or try to stop a single company from taking over a market and that protect competition and consumers.