"cartel" meaning in English

See cartel in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kɑːˈtɛl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /kɑɹˈtɛl/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cartel.wav Forms: cartels [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛl Etymology: In the business sense, borrowed from German Kartell, first used by Eugen Richter in 1871 in the Reichstag. In the political sense, which was the vehicle for this metaphor, the English sense, like the German sense, was borrowed from French cartel in the sixteenth century, from Italian cartello, diminutive of carta (“card, page”), from Latin charta. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|de|Kartell|nocap=1}} borrowed from German Kartell, {{bor|en|fr|cartel}} French cartel, {{der|en|it|cartello}} Italian cartello, {{der|en|la|charta}} Latin charta Head templates: {{en-noun}} cartel (plural cartels)
  1. (economics) A group of businesses or nations that collude to limit competition within an industry or market. Wikidata QID: Q179216 Categories (topical): Economics, Collectives Translations (group of businesses or nations that collude to fix prices): картел (kartel) [masculine] (Bulgarian), càrtel [masculine] (Catalan), 壟斷聯盟 (Chinese), 垄断联盟 (Chinese), 行業聯合會 (Chinese), 行业联合会 (Chinese), 壟斷利益集團 (Chinese), 垄断利益集团 (Chinese), 卡特爾 (Chinese Mandarin), 卡特尔 (kǎtè'ěr) (Chinese Mandarin), kartel [masculine] (Czech), kartel [neuter] (Danish), kartel [neuter] (Dutch), kartelli (Finnish), cartel [masculine] (French), Kartell [neuter] (German), קרטל (kart'el) [masculine] (Hebrew), einokunarhringur [masculine] (Icelandic), kartel (Indonesian), カルテル (karuteru) (Japanese), картель (kartel) (Kazakh), 카르텔 (kareutel) (Korean), kartell [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), kartell [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), کارتل (Persian), kartel [masculine] (Polish), cartel [masculine] (Portuguese), cartel [neuter] (Romanian), карте́ль (kartɛ́lʹ) [masculine] (Russian), cártel (Spanish), cartel [masculine] (Spanish), kartell [common-gender] (Swedish), مافیا (māfiyā) (Urdu)
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  2. (historical, politics) A combination of political groups (notably parties) for common action. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Politics Translations (combination of political groups): kartel [neuter] (Dutch), cartel [masculine] (French), kartel (Indonesian), карте́ль (kartɛ́lʹ) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-cartel-en-noun-KDA~ewS4 Categories (other): Terms with Bulgarian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 34 11 7 18 30 Topics: government, politics Disambiguation of 'combination of political groups': 7 84 2 2 6
  3. (historical) A written letter of defiance or challenge. Tags: historical Translations (written challenge or defiance): карте́ль (kartɛ́lʹ) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-cartel-en-noun-KhfsN2J6 Disambiguation of 'written challenge or defiance': 4 5 74 5 12
  4. (historical, law) An official agreement concerning the exchange of prisoners. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Law Translations (official agreement concerning exchange of prisoners): kartel [masculine] (Polish), карте́ль (kartɛ́lʹ) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-cartel-en-noun-qJ9WVkbh Categories (other): Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with French translations Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 34 11 7 18 30 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 35 9 7 17 32 Topics: law Disambiguation of 'official agreement concerning exchange of prisoners': 5 1 1 82 11
  5. (historical, nautical) A ship used to negotiate with an enemy in time of war, and to exchange prisoners. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-cartel-en-noun-2kaVcrIB Categories (other): Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with French translations Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 34 11 7 18 30 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 35 9 7 17 32 Topics: nautical, transport
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: anticartel, cartelism, cartelist, cartelization, cartelize, citation cartel, drug cartel, intercartel

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "group of businesses or nations that collude to fix prices",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "kartell"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "sense": "group of businesses or nations that collude to fix prices",
      "word": "کارتل"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "group of businesses or nations that collude to fix prices",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kartel"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "group of businesses or nations that collude to fix prices",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cartel"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "group of businesses or nations that collude to fix prices",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "cartel"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kartɛ́lʹ",
      "sense": "group of businesses or nations that collude to fix prices",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "карте́ль"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "group of businesses or nations that collude to fix prices",
      "word": "cártel"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "group of businesses or nations that collude to fix prices",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cartel"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "group of businesses or nations that collude to fix prices",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "kartell"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "māfiyā",
      "sense": "group of businesses or nations that collude to fix prices",
      "word": "مافیا"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "combination of political groups",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "kartel"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "combination of political groups",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cartel"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "combination of political groups",
      "word": "kartel"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kartɛ́lʹ",
      "sense": "combination of political groups",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "карте́ль"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kartɛ́lʹ",
      "sense": "written challenge or defiance",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "карте́ль"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "official agreement concerning exchange of prisoners",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kartel"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kartɛ́lʹ",
      "sense": "official agreement concerning exchange of prisoners",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "карте́ль"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Eugen Richter",
    "Reichstag"
  ],
  "word": "cartel"
}

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