- trustbuster
- noun Date: 1903 one who seeks to break up business trusts; specifically a federal official who prosecutes trusts under the antitrust laws • trust-busting noun
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trustbuster
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trustbuster — UK US (also trust buster, trust buster) /ˈtrʌstˌbʌstər/ noun [C] INFORMAL LAW, FINANCE ► a person or organization that works to prevent illegal arrangements between companies: »He was hired as a federal trustbuster by the Justice Department.… … Financial and business terms
trustbuster — trust·bust·er / trəst ˌbəs tər/ n: one and esp. a federal officer who seeks to break up trusts by prosecution under the antitrust laws trust–bust·ing / tiŋ/ n Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
trustbuster — [trust′bus΄tər] n. a person, esp. a federal official, who seeks to dissolve corporate trusts through the vigorous enforcement of antitrust laws trustbusting n … English World dictionary
trustbuster — /trust bus teuhr/, n. a federal official who seeks to dissolve business trusts, esp. through vigorous application of antitrust regulations. [1900 05, Amer.; TRUST + BUSTER] * * * … Universalium
trustbuster — noun A person or entity responsible for breaking up trusts or monopolies … Wiktionary
trustbuster — n. governmental official who breaks up trusts, one who breaks up associations of companies who have banded together in order to reduce competition (Business) … English contemporary dictionary
trustbuster — noun informal, chiefly US a person or agency employed to enforce antitrust legislation … English new terms dictionary
trustbuster — trust•bust•er [[t]ˈtrʌstˌbʌs tər[/t]] n. gov a federal official who seeks to dissolve business trusts, esp. through vigorous application of antitrust regulations • Etymology: 1900–05, amer. trust′bust ing, n … From formal English to slang
trustbuster — noun a federal agent who engages in trust busting • Hypernyms: ↑agent, ↑federal agent … Useful english dictionary
trustbusting — trustbuster UK US (also trust buster, trust buster) /ˈtrʌstˌbʌstər/ noun [C] INFORMAL LAW, FINANCE ► a person or organization that works to prevent illegal arrangements between companies: »He was hired as a federal trustbuster by the Justice… … Financial and business terms
