"industrial complex" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: industrial complexes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} industrial complex (plural industrial complexes)
  1. A large factory or a concentration of industry in a limited geographical area. Derived forms: military-industrial complex Translations (large factory or concentration of industry): teollisuuskompleksi (Finnish), Industrieviertel [feminine] (German), Industriegebiet [neuter] (German)
    Sense id: en-industrial_complex-en-noun-s4ZLHw0m
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: industrial complexes [plural]
Etymology: Back-formation from military-industrial complex Etymology templates: {{bf|en|military-industrial complex}} Back-formation from military-industrial complex Head templates: {{en-noun}} industrial complex (plural industrial complexes)
  1. (usually in compounds) A network of entwined interests between individuals and institutions in the private sector and the public sector resulting in coordination in order to achieve mutually beneficial results, especially to the detriment of broader society. Tags: in-compounds, usually Related terms: animal-industrial complex, marriage-industrial complex, prison-industrial complex, regulatory capture
    Sense id: en-industrial_complex-en-noun-0bIkbJXr Categories (other): English back-formations, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English back-formations: 16 59 25 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 59 27
  2. The individuals and institutions in such a relationship.
    Sense id: en-industrial_complex-en-noun-fTSinb72
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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