Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun cartel

1 sense of cartel

Sense 1
trust, corporate trust, combine, cartel -- (a consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition by controlling the production and distribution of a product or service; "they set up the trust in the hope of gaining a monopoly")
       => consortium, pool, syndicate -- (an association of companies for some definite purpose)