Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun organization_of_petroleum-exporting_countries

1 sense of organization of petroleum-exporting countries

Sense 1
Organization of Petroleum-Exporting Countries, OPEC -- (an organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the production and sale of petroleum)
       => world organization, world organisation, international organization, international organisation, global organization -- (an international alliance involving many different countries)
       => oil cartel -- (a cartel of companies or nations formed to control the production and distribution of oil)