How to say "cartel" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- nounThe common word for a cartel in the economic sense: companies in the same industry agreeing on prices or output. Use it in business, trade, and antitrust contexts.
- 企業連合きぎょうれんごうnounA less common synonym for the economic sense: a syndicate or combination of companies acting together in the market. カルテル is the more usual choice.
- 村社会むらしゃかいnounCovers only the figurative sense of 'cartel': a closed, insular clique or ring that shuts outsiders out. It is not the word for a price-fixing business cartel; カルテル is what you want there.
Use 「カルテル」, the common word, for the economic sense of firms agreeing on prices; 企業連合 is a less common synonym for a business cartel or syndicate; 村社会 covers only the figurative sense of an insular clique or ring.
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