monopolization love

Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The act or process of monopolizing. Also spelled monopolisation.

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  • noun The act of monopolizing or the state of being monopolized

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  • noun domination (of a market or commodity) to the exclusion of others

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Examples

  • Instead, as foreign governments challenge them with vague "monopolization" claims, the U.S. government appears to be mute.

    Gary Shapiro: A Holiday Wish List That No One Should Fulfill 2009

  • In his text, Simpson addresses some of the most common claims of market failure, examining issues such as monopolization, externalities, environmentalism, and public goods, just to name

    The Rule of Reason 2010

  • Federal and state antitrust laws generally forbid any "monopolization" of commerce.

    LewRockwell.com 2009

  • The real issue is that the de-monopolization of US telecommunications that began with the AT&T divestiture, and that reached its apotheosis in the great Internet bubble, must now be regarded by the current administration as a complete failure.

    Sen. Kerry Wants Wants His iPhone Unlocked 2009

  • A critical mass of research reveals that genetically engineered crops, now covering almost 40% of U.S. cropland (173 million acres of GM crops) and 10% of global farm acreage (321 million acres), pollute the environment, kill essential soil micro-organisms, generate superweeds and pests, decrease biodiversity, aid and abet seed monopolization, encourage massive use of toxic pesticides and chemical fertilizer, spew out massive amounts of climate-destabilizing greenhouse gases, and seriously damage animal and human health.

    Ronnie Cummins: Industrial Agriculture and Human Survival: The Road Beyond 10/10/10 Ronnie Cummins 2010

  • I have absolutely no problem with these small entities networking to resist market-annihlation and monopolization by monolithic entites such as Wal-Mart.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » Anti-Wal-Mart Astroturf 2010

  • A critical mass of research reveals that genetically engineered crops, now covering almost 40% of U.S. cropland (173 million acres of GM crops) and 10% of global farm acreage (321 million acres), pollute the environment, kill essential soil micro-organisms, generate superweeds and pests, decrease biodiversity, aid and abet seed monopolization, encourage massive use of toxic pesticides and chemical fertilizer, spew out massive amounts of climate-destabilizing greenhouse gases, and seriously damage animal and human health.

    Ronnie Cummins: Industrial Agriculture and Human Survival: The Road Beyond 10/10/10 Ronnie Cummins 2010

  • The real issue is that the de-monopolization of US telecommunications that began with the AT&T divestiture, and that reached its apotheosis in the great Internet bubble, must now be regarded by the current administration as a complete failure.

    Sen. Kerry Wants Wants His iPhone Unlocked 2009

  • A critical mass of research reveals that genetically engineered crops, now covering almost 40% of U.S. cropland (173 million acres of GM crops) and 10% of global farm acreage (321 million acres), pollute the environment, kill essential soil micro-organisms, generate superweeds and pests, decrease biodiversity, aid and abet seed monopolization, encourage massive use of toxic pesticides and chemical fertilizer, spew out massive amounts of climate-destabilizing greenhouse gases, and seriously damage animal and human health.

    Ronnie Cummins: Industrial Agriculture and Human Survival: The Road Beyond 10/10/10 Ronnie Cummins 2010

  • A critical mass of research reveals that genetically engineered crops, now covering almost 40% of U.S. cropland (173 million acres of GM crops) and 10% of global farm acreage (321 million acres), pollute the environment, kill essential soil micro-organisms, generate superweeds and pests, decrease biodiversity, aid and abet seed monopolization, encourage massive use of toxic pesticides and chemical fertilizer, spew out massive amounts of climate-destabilizing greenhouse gases, and seriously damage animal and human health.

    Ronnie Cummins: Industrial Agriculture and Human Survival: The Road Beyond 10/10/10 Ronnie Cummins 2010

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