单词	oligopoly
释义	oligopolyol‧i‧gop‧o‧ly /ˌɒləˈɡɒpəli $ ˌɑːləˈɡɑː-/ noun (plural oligopolies) [countable] technical Word Origin WORD ORIGINoligopoly Origin: 1800-1900 Greek oligos ‘few’ + English monopoly Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS An oligopoly exists in a market with just a few sellers. As a consequence of this trend, defensive mergers took place to protect local oligopolies. By controlling the oligopolies the state can direct aggregate performance. For some time, since the 1920s, it had been a conservative, uncompetitive oligopoly. It is apparently a competitive oligopoly. The oligopolies will not be divided into small-scale firms. The alarming increase in media oligopolies has led to a subsequent decline in any need for public accountability on the part of media corporations. What we do in this chapter is the reverse: we focus on the implications of oligopoly. the control of all or most of a business activity by very few companies, so that other organizations cannot easily compete with them
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