anti-monopoly

adjective

an·​ti-mo·​nop·​o·​ly
ˌan-tē-mə-ˈnä-p(ə-)lē,
ˌan-tī- How to pronounce anti-monopoly (audio)
variants or antimonopoly
: opposing, prohibiting, or restricting monopolies
anti-monopoly laws
anti-monopolist noun
or antimonopolist
ˌan-tē-mə-ˈnä-pə-list,
ˌan-tī- How to pronounce anti-monopoly (audio)
… fully embraced the reform effort, casting himself as an anti-monopolist who opposed the designs of the Guggenheim Alaska Syndicate to lock up Alaska development as their private cash cow. Steve Haycox

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President Claudia Sheinbaum calls it a money-saving measure, arguing that the government can more efficiently handle functions like freedom of information requests, anti-monopoly enforcement and energy-market regulation. The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 30 Nov. 2024 The company faced an anti-monopoly lawsuit from the Department of Justice in the late ‘90s over the bundling of its web browser and Windows operating system. Lauren Feiner, The Verge, 27 Nov. 2024 Amazon For Amazon, the most recent jab in the government’s anti-monopoly crusade landed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington in September. Adriana Lee, WWD, 4 Nov. 2024 In recent years, Americans have been taught to view anti-monopoly law and policy as technical, esoteric regulation. Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 20 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for anti-monopoly 

Word History

First Known Use

1818, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of anti-monopoly was in 1818

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“Anti-monopoly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-monopoly. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.

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