monopole
/ˈmɑnəˌpoʊl/
noun
- A company or person that has complete control over a product or service, with no competition.
- Being the only seller of a rare mineral gave the company a monopole in the market.
- The local water company is a monopole, so residents have no choice but to pay its rates.
- The government broke up the telecom monopole to encourage lower prices.
- Exclusive control or possession of something.
- She has a monopole on the best ideas in the office.
- No single country should have a monopole on space exploration.
- The team's monopole on the championship ended when they lost the final.
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