monopolisation
Total market control
Monopolisation is the process of gaining exclusive control over a market, resource, or activity.
A company achieves monopolisation by eliminating competitors or cornering supply.
The term extends beyond commerce: the monopolisation of conversation by one loud guest, monopolisation of her time by work.
Also spelled monopolization.
Dominant group's control
- supremacyHighest rank or power
- predominanceSuperior influence or control
- ascendancyDominant power or influence
- dominationSupreme authority held
stranglehold · grip · command · power · influence · sovereignty · control · subjugation
Few firms dominate market
- cartelPrice-fixing coalition
- barriersThings blocking access
- entryAccess or submission
- competitionStruggle for supremacy
commodity · monoculture · bundling · tying · lock-in
Assuming command of something
- mergerCorporate combination
- buyoutPurchase of controlling interest
- consolidationCombining into unified whole
- amalgamationUniting into one
absorption · annexation · appropriation · integration · centralization · unification · expansion · asset
Against corporate market dominance
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- enforcementCompelling compliance with rules
- complianceAdhering to requirements
governance · restrictions · intervention · policy · standards · transparency · accountability · monitoring
Things blocking access
- restrictedLimited in scope
- inaccessibleCannot be reached
- gatekeepingControlling access to something
- discriminatoryShowing unfair distinction
prohibitive · exclusionary · foreclosure · bundling · tying · predatory · stifling · shutout
hegemony
Dominant group's control
- supremacyHighest rank or power
- predominanceSuperior influence or control
- ascendancyDominant power or influence
domination · stranglehold · grip · command · power · influence · sovereignty · control · subjugation · overlordship
oligopoly
Few firms dominate market
competition · commodity · monoculture · bundling · tying · lock-in
takeover
Assuming command of something
- mergerCorporate combination
- buyoutPurchase of controlling interest
- consolidationCombining into unified whole
amalgamation · absorption · annexation · appropriation · integration · centralization · unification · expansion · asset · ownership
antitrust
Against corporate market dominance
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- enforcementCompelling compliance with rules
compliance · governance · restrictions · intervention · policy · standards · transparency · accountability · monitoring · breakup
barriers
Things blocking access
- restrictedLimited in scope
- inaccessibleCannot be reached
- gatekeepingControlling access to something
discriminatory · prohibitive · exclusionary · foreclosure · bundling · tying · predatory · stifling · shutout
monopolisationfree competition
Unrestricted commercial rivalry
perfect competition · competitive market · deregulation · free market · open market
monopolisationdecentralisation
Transfer of authority outward
distribution · dispersal · democratisation · diversification · sharing
monopolisationtrust-busting
Dissolving illegal monopolies
antitrust enforcement · antitrust · deregulation · market opening · breakup
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