Noun

• S: (n) trust (trust%1:14:00::), corporate trust (corporate_trust%1:14:00::), combine (combine%1:14:00::), cartel (cartel%1:14:00::) (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"
• direct hyponym / full hyponym
• S: (n) drug cartel (drug_cartel%1:14:00::) (an illicit cartel formed to control the production and distribution of narcotic drugs) "drug cartels sometimes finance terrorist organizations"
• S: (n) oil cartel (oil_cartel%1:14:00::) (a cartel of companies or nations formed to control the production and distribution of oil)
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• derivationally related form
• W: (v) combine (combine%2:41:00::) [Related to: combine] (join for a common purpose or in a common action) "These forces combined with others"