noun
a group of businesses or countries that agree to limit competition between themselves in order to control prices and limit production
adjective
relating to or characteristic of a cartel
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The authorities are working to dismantle the drug cartel operating in the region.
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I heard that the cartel is causing a lot of trouble in town.
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Those guys are part of the cartel, watch out for them.
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The cartel of big corporations controls the market and stifles competition.