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plural cartels
(economics) A group of businesses or nations that collude to limit competition within an industry or market. examples
(historical, politics) A combination of political groups (notably parties) for common action.
(historical) A written letter of defiance or challenge. quotations
He is cowed at the very idea of a cartel.
1820, Walter Scott, Ivanhoe; a Romance. […], volumes (please specify |volume=I to III), Edinburgh: […] Archibald Constable and Co.; London: Hurst, Robinson, and Co. […]
Xerxes whipped the Sea, and writ a cartell of defiance to the hill Athos.
1603, Michel de Montaigne, translated by John Florio, The Essayes […], London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […]
(historical, law) An official agreement concerning the exchange of prisoners. quotations
He then sent down a flag of truce in military style, proposing a cartel or exchange of prisoners – the corporal for the notary.
1832, Tales of the Alhambra, Washington Irving
(historical, nautical) A ship used to negotiate with an enemy in time of war, and to exchange prisoners.