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monopoly noun
/məˈnɒp.əl.i/
/-ˈnɑː.pəl-/ n [C or S] Definition
(an organization or group which has) complete control of something, especially an area of business, so that others have no share
The government is determined to protect its tobacco monopoly.
Is Microsoft a monopoly?
The drafting of a new constitution cannot be a monopoly of the white minority regime (= other people should do it too).
He does not have a/the monopoly on (= He is not the only one who has) good looks.
monopolistic adjective
/məˌnɒp.əlˈɪs.tɪk//-ˌnɑː.pəˈlɪs-/ adj usually disapproving (Definition of monopoly noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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