(n.) One who monopolizes; one who has a monopoly; one who favors monopoly.
Example Sentences:
(1) But singular concern with the consequences of monopolistic control by the profession is no substitute for analysis of the dynamics among demand, production, and supply of surgery.
(2) This paper reviews the major trends in financing reform, emphasizing their impact on those characteristics of the market for health services that economists have viewed as monopolistic, and discusses the implications of structural change for the allied health professions.
(3) Once more unto the valley of the kings, then, as another Silicon monopolist issues a decree, in this case to the indescribably junior entity that is Norway.
(4) From Tory philosopher Phillip Blond 's attacks on "individualism", to Tory MP Jesse Norman's criticism of monopolistic " crony capitalism ", to Ferdinand Mount – once head of Thatcher's Downing Street policy unit – worrying about the concentration of wealth among " the new few ", there is strengthening disquiet at some of the forces the 80s set in motion.
(5) He also blamed monopolistic capitalism, arguing that free-market philosophers and advocates of "a moral market place", such as the 18th-century economist Adam Smith, had always warned against anti-competitive banks.
(6) So it's really, in my opinion, the government of the United States protecting an outdated monopolistic business model that doesn't work in the age of the internet and that's what it all boils down to.
(7) "The reality is that Sky owns very few of the channels it broadcasts and many of the stations have minute audiences – especially compared to the state monopolists at the BBC.
(8) Ever since Ed Miliband forced electricity and gas profiteering into political focus by pledging a price freeze , the monopolists have outdone themselves.
(9) He believed in privatising lighthouses, opposed regulating taxis, thought pollution was a price worth paying for profit, wanted to abolish the BBC and didn't think private companies could ever be monopolistic – you might not call him extreme but the label ideological would surely be applicable.
(10) Monopolists and dominant firms, like Microsoft, can actually suppress innovation.
(11) Google’s ownership of video site YouTube already gives it control of the only other major destination for gamers wanting to watch their favourite hobby, and Forbes’ Ryan Mac says that the company was concerned that could lead to it being accused of monopolistic actions.
(12) Britain, they thought, was ready for a centre-left politics that decried the failings of markets and stood up to monopolistic big business, without entirely abandoning commitments to budget discipline and private enterprise.
(13) Using the monopolistic model, a statistical test of the hypothesis of "no induced demand" is constructed, and fails to reject it.
(14) And European officials have already expressed concerns about monopolistic, US-based marketplaces setting the terms of exchange for their own digital firms.
(15) The article concludes with some therapist and group interventions that have a significant effect in lessening a group member's monopolistic behavior.
(16) I think the three most hated words on the internet right now are ‘Please wait, loading ... ’ “Unless internet users unite in defence of net neutrality, we could be seeing those dreaded ‘loading’ wheels a lot more often on some of our favourite websites, while monopolistic companies get to decide which content gets seen by the most people.” Facebook Twitter Pinterest Several other large internet companies are expected to back the day of action.
(17) A succession of monopolists would lead, in this view, to higher standards of living in the long run.
(18) The debate about Google and music tends to be dominated by the biggest voices on both sides: people who think Google has an evil, over-arching plan to erode copyright and screw the creative industries, and people who see those industries as copyright monopolists trampling over the free internet in order to protect their (outdated) business models.
(19) "They have done fantastic things for the book industry ... but there's no doubt they are very, very powerful now and in fact they are getting close to being in a monopolistic situation," she said.
(20) I think the three most hated words on the internet right now are ‘Please wait, loading ... ’ Unless internet users unite in defense of net neutrality, we could be seeing those dreaded ‘loading’ wheels a lot more often on some of our favorite websites, while monopolistic companies get to decide which content gets seen by the most people.” Several other large internet companies are expected to back the day of action, which is being coordinated by Silicon Valley lobby group Engine.
Monopoly
Definition:
(n.) The exclusive power, or privilege of selling a commodity; the exclusive power, right, or privilege of dealing in some article, or of trading in some market; sole command of the traffic in anything, however obtained; as, the proprietor of a patented article is given a monopoly of its sale for a limited time; chartered trading companies have sometimes had a monopoly of trade with remote regions; a combination of traders may get a monopoly of a particular product.
(n.) Exclusive possession; as, a monopoly of land.
(n.) The commodity or other material thing to which the monopoly relates; as, tobacco is a monopoly in France.
Example Sentences:
(1) Cape no longer has the monopoly on talent; the stars are scattered these days, and Franklin's "fantastically discriminating" deputy Robin Robertson can take credit for many recent triumphs, including their most recent Booker winner, Anne Enright.
(2) In June 2012 we got our first elected president, and, in his first year in office, the state's monopoly on violence was broken.
(3) The data on tobacco consumption, from 1900 to 1985, was obtained from official publication of the Administration of the State Monopolies or from unpublished material kindly provided by the same Administration.
(4) As psychiatry belongs to the system, it received the monopoly of access to the symbolic and mental dimension which is included in the disorders.
(5) • The Catholic church's near monopoly of influence in education means that the ultimate power in each school is the local Catholic bishop.
(6) And they say the Trans-Pacific deal will do big favours for pharmaceutical companies and other US corporations, for instance, by lengthening copyright protections and the monopoly period for newly developed drugs.
(7) As his recent study on the retailer points out, when it comes to digital distribution of entertainment, Amazon is very far from being a monopoly.
(8) "I don't ... believe that the organisation ever seeks to behave in anything but the most socially responsible way – but monopolies will always act in their own best interests, and those interests may not coincide with those of the rest of us.
(9) The chief executive of Europe's largest newspaper publisher has accused Google of abusing a monopoly position in the digital economy to discriminate against competitors and build up a "superstate".
(10) No longer monopolies or oligopolies, the barrier to entry to their kingdom and business reduced to an inch, they simply cannot maintain their old scale, the size and margins that the City demanded.
(11) "We had a second open access company, Wrexham and Shropshire, and that ran a popular service which was hampered by monopoly rights that Virgin have enjoyed.
(12) Despite a near monopoly in many towns, HMV stores were seeing sales slump year after year, even at paper-thin margins.
(13) Fortune Magazine predicted that “ the apparent M-Pesa monopoly may be set to crumble ”, indicating that the new licensing regime could open up the market long dominated by Safaricom.
(14) And it’s partly about tailoring use of data, so I can choose what apps and systems I share my information with, rather than giving one firm a monopoly over where my vital statistics are sent and analysed.
(15) The government doesn’t have a monopoly on patriotism, Shorten says.
(16) Despite the recent announcement of an EU antitrust case against Google , which is accused of unfairly using its monopoly in search to boost its online shopping product, the paper says that competition law isn’t the right way to enforce fairness, since the cases are “lengthy and expensive”.
(17) 3.47pm BST Greece to sell gambling stake; maybe lease islands The Greek privatisation office has announced that it will start the process of selling its 29% stake in OPAP , the state gambling monopoly.
(18) David Cameron will herald new moves to open up public services to private providers when he hails the role of “insurgent companies” and speaks of the benefit of “breaking state monopolies”.
(19) "Telecoms is a very good example: for a long time, we had a government monopoly, which stifled innovation, and the service was poor.
(20) It will promote an environment that is consistent with effective competition; it will challenge abusive monopoly behaviour, take steps to promote competition where customers are being disadvantaged (for instance, in retail banking) and promote long-term investment rather than the casino capitalism that has disadvantaged the UK’s economy and social cohesion.” Facebook Twitter Pinterest On the BBC’s Newsnight programme Ed Balls, the shadow chancellor, forgets the name of the Labour’s small businesses leader, Bill Thomas.