anti-monopoly

adjective

an·​ti-mo·​nop·​o·​ly

ˌan-tē-mə-ˈnä-p(ə-)lē,

ˌan-tī- 

variants or antimonopoly

: opposing, prohibiting, or restricting monopolies

anti-monopoly laws

anti-monopolist noun

or antimonopolist

ˌan-tē-mə-ˈnä-pə-list,

ˌan-tī- 

… 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

Examples of anti-monopoly in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

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

Biden’s administration has accelerated an anti-monopoly crackdown that began under then-President Donald Trump. —Ryan Hogg, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2024

Biden has appointed anti-monopoly advocates, including Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan, who contend that lax enforcement has proven harmful to small businesses, workers, communities and consumers paying higher prices in places where most competitors have been driven out. —Molly Parker, ProPublica, 9 Aug. 2024

The ruling marks the first anti-monopoly decision against a tech company in decades. —Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 6 Aug. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1818, in the meaning defined above