名詞 cartel:

1. a consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition by controlling the production and distribution of a product or service
   同義詞：trust, corporate trust, combine

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n.（名詞）
A combination of independent business organizations formed to regulate production, pricing, and marketing of goods by the members.
卡特爾：為協(xié)調(diào)生產(chǎn)、價格和商品市場而組成的獨立的商業(yè)組織聯(lián)合體
An official agreement between governments at war, especially one concerning the exchange of prisoners.
交換戰(zhàn)俘的協(xié)議：交戰(zhàn)國政府間訂立的官方協(xié)議，尤指涉及戰(zhàn)俘交換的協(xié)議
A group of parties, factions, or nations united in a common cause; a bloc.
政治聯(lián)盟：一些政黨、派別或民族為共同事業(yè)而組成的聯(lián)盟；跨黨派議員集團

來源：
German Kartell
德語 Kartell
from French cartel
源自 法語 cartel
from Italian cartello [placard]
源自 意大利語 cartello [公告]
from Medieval Latin cartellus [charter]
源自 中世紀拉丁語 cartellus [憲章]
diminutive of Latin charta, carta [paper made from papyrus] * see card
拉丁語 charta的小后綴, carta [紙草造的紙] *參見 card