oligopolistic
adjUK /ˌɒlɪˌɡɒpəˈlɪstɪk/
Etymology From oligopoly + -istic.
1
Having the character of, or dominated by, an oligopoly
- There was little competition in oligopolistic industries, and "Fordist" production techniques emphasized long production runs, routinized and "deskilled" work, and minimal innovation or attention to quality.1988 August 5, David Moberg, “Competing Together”, in Chicago Reader:
- Medicine […] is in many cases no less business- and money-oriented than the great oligopolistic corporations.1997, Roy Porter, The Greatest Benefit to Mankind, Folio Society, published 2016, page 604:
- Related terms
- monopolistic