trustbuster
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Definition of trustbuster
: one who seeks to break up business trusts
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: a federal official who prosecutes trusts under the antitrust laws
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Other Words from trustbuster
trust-busting
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Examples of trustbuster in a Sentence
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That’s why the Microsoft case is a cautionary tale for today’s trustbusters, too. — Jay Greene, Washington Post, "Trustbusters are bypassing the biggest tech company of them all," 28 June 2019 The past two decades have seen one of the greatest waves ever as executives have sought to build corporate giants with market power over consumers, applauded by investors and enabled by trustbusters. — The Economist, "Investors and regulators fall out of love with colossal deals," 6 July 2019 One hope for agency groups is that trustbusters force open the tech giants’ walled gardens. — Stephen Wilmot, WSJ, "Madison Avenue’s Unequal Fight With Google," 6 Nov. 2018 This week Gazprom is expected to settle a long-standing dispute with European trustbusters, who have accused it of hindering the free flow of its gas in eight central and Eastern European countries and of charging customers too much. — The Economist, "Gazprom is enjoying a sales boom in Europe," 23 May 2018 The lack of a simple solution deprives politicians of easy slogans, but does not leave trustbusters impotent. — The Economist, "How to tame the tech titans?," 18 Jan. 2018 America’s trustbusters have given tech giants the benefit of the doubt. — The Economist, "How to tame the tech titans?," 18 Jan. 2018 And Qualcomm has paid, on average, nearly $1bn a year in fines to trustbusters since 2015. — The Economist, "The world’s largest-ever tech deal now depends on Qualcomm," 17 Feb. 2018 Large fines are becoming something of a habit for Qualcomm, which will have paid out nearly $1bn a year, on average, to trustbusters the world over since 2015. — The Economist, "A fine habitQualcomm is fined for anti-competitive practices—again," 25 Jan. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'trustbuster.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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trustbuster
noun
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Legal Definition of trustbuster
: one and especially a federal officer who seeks to break up trusts by prosecution under the antitrust laws
Other Words from trustbuster
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