Monopolist
noun
A person or business that is the only provider of a good or service.
The diamond company became a monopolist after buying off all other competitors.
Often appears as...
- become a monopolist
- act as a monopolist
Usage tips
Disapproving
Economic
noun
A person or business that is the only provider of a good or service.
The diamond company became a monopolist after buying off all other competitors.
Often appears as...
- become a monopolist
- act as a monopolist
Usage tips
Disapproving
Economic
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Market Power
Describes a situation where a business can dictate terms due to lack of competition.
As a monopolist, the company set high prices for its products.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotation
Often viewed negatively as it may lead to unfair practices and higher prices for consumers.
People were upset when the internet provider became a monopolist.
Pro Tip 3/3Economic Context
Used mainly in economic discussions about market dynamics and competition.
The economist accused the tech giant of being a monopolist.
Pro Tip 1/3Market Power
Describes a situation where a business can dictate terms due to lack of competition.
As a monopolist, the company set high prices for its products.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotation
Often viewed negatively as it may lead to unfair practices and higher prices for consumers.
People were upset when the internet provider became a monopolist.
Pro Tip 3/3Economic Context
Used mainly in economic discussions about market dynamics and competition.
The economist accused the tech giant of being a monopolist.
Pro Tip 1/3Market Power
Describes a situation where a business can dictate terms due to lack of competition.
As a monopolist, the company set high prices for its products.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotation
Often viewed negatively as it may lead to unfair practices and higher prices for consumers.
People were upset when the internet provider became a monopolist.
Pro Tip 3/3Economic Context
Used mainly in economic discussions about market dynamics and competition.
The economist accused the tech giant of being a monopolist.
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Making internet widely...
cable guys took over wired and the wireless guides 18 T and Verizon backed away from the wiring marketplace they just can't make money there so there are almost entirely wireless companies now life is great if you're a cable monopolist and they're
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The Monopoly of...
a monopolist a bully by the mid-90s Microsoft's aggressive tactics begin to backfire competitors accused the software giant
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Making internet widely...
cable guys took over wired and the wireless guides 18 T and Verizon backed away from the wiring marketplace they just can't make money there so there are almost entirely wireless companies now life is great if you're a cable monopolist and they're
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The Monopoly of...
a monopolist a bully by the mid-90s Microsoft's aggressive tactics begin to backfire competitors accused the software giant
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Quote examples
Franklin Foer
American Writer
Monopolists always defend their monopolies by arguing that competition is wasteful. When the railroad barons completed their monopoly, they argued it would be wasteful to have competing rail lines, AT&T said the same thing. But today, the size and scope of these monopolies is different.
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Tristram Stuart
English Author
Of course, I prefer organic farming to chemical-dependent farming, but sometimes absolutist organic prescriptions go too far. I don't even rule out the possibility of genetic modification generating some benign ideas, as long as we can keep them away from monopolists such as Monsanto.
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Frank Gaffney
American Writer
Too many countries that do not play by the free trade rules of the World Trade Organization - including, notably mercantilist China and monopolist Saudi Arabia - have been allowed in, to the detriment of both the WTO and the liberal trading environment it is supposed to sponsor.
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Denise Dresser
Mexican Educator
There are too many unions, monopolists, and bureaucrats that behave like hungry sharks, accustomed to feeding off oil revenues and appropriating the extraordinary wealth that Mexico produces but does not share in an equitable and democratic way.
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Reid Hoffman
American Businessman
PayPal was disruptive, it was democratizing, and it had universal appeal. It gave power to millions and millions of individuals and reduced monopolist control from nations, banks, and other huge corporations.
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Andrew Adonis, Baron Adonis
British Politician
For the Conservative Party to become the mouthpiece of energy monopolists is not only a political error; it is fundamentally at variance with the liberal economics they claim to espouse.
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Henry A. Wallace
American Vice President
Monopolists who fear competition and who distrust democracy because it stands for equal opportunity would like to secure their position against small and energetic enterprise.
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Zephyr Teachout
American Lawyer
It is time to call out Google for what it is: a monopolist in search, video, maps and browser, and a thin-skinned tyrant when it comes to ideas.
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Sam Wyly
American Businessman
The air is dirty because of the electricity monopolists. They have powerful money lobbyists.
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Scott McNealy
American Businessman
Only a monopolist could study a business and ruin it by giving away products.
Quote examples
Franklin Foer
American Writer
Monopolists always defend their monopolies by arguing that competition is wasteful. When the railroad barons completed their monopoly, they argued it would be wasteful to have competing rail lines, AT&T said the same thing. But today, the size and scope of these monopolies is different.
Quote examples
Tristram Stuart
English Author
Of course, I prefer organic farming to chemical-dependent farming, but sometimes absolutist organic prescriptions go too far. I don't even rule out the possibility of genetic modification generating some benign ideas, as long as we can keep them away from monopolists such as Monsanto.
Quote examples
Frank Gaffney
American Writer
Too many countries that do not play by the free trade rules of the World Trade Organization - including, notably mercantilist China and monopolist Saudi Arabia - have been allowed in, to the detriment of both the WTO and the liberal trading environment it is supposed to sponsor.
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Denise Dresser
Mexican Educator
There are too many unions, monopolists, and bureaucrats that behave like hungry sharks, accustomed to feeding off oil revenues and appropriating the extraordinary wealth that Mexico produces but does not share in an equitable and democratic way.
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Reid Hoffman
American Businessman
PayPal was disruptive, it was democratizing, and it had universal appeal. It gave power to millions and millions of individuals and reduced monopolist control from nations, banks, and other huge corporations.
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Andrew Adonis, Baron Adonis
British Politician
For the Conservative Party to become the mouthpiece of energy monopolists is not only a political error; it is fundamentally at variance with the liberal economics they claim to espouse.
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Henry A. Wallace
American Vice President
Monopolists who fear competition and who distrust democracy because it stands for equal opportunity would like to secure their position against small and energetic enterprise.
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Zephyr Teachout
American Lawyer
It is time to call out Google for what it is: a monopolist in search, video, maps and browser, and a thin-skinned tyrant when it comes to ideas.
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Sam Wyly
American Businessman
The air is dirty because of the electricity monopolists. They have powerful money lobbyists.
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Scott McNealy
American Businessman
Only a monopolist could study a business and ruin it by giving away products.
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