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

1 sense of drug cartel

Sense 1
drug cartel -- (an illicit cartel formed to control the production and distribution of narcotic drugs; "drug cartels sometimes finance terrorist organizations")
       => 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")