antitrust

1. (law) Opposed to or against the establishment or existence of trusts (monopolies), usually referring to legislation.Examples: "The regulators used antitrust laws to block the merger, believing it would eliminate competition."; "If the takeover is approved, Comcast would control 20 of the top 25 cable markets, […]. Antitrust officials will need to consider Comcast’s status as a monopsony (a buyer with disproportionate power), when it comes to negotiations with programmers, whose channels it pays to carry."; "When a rival meatpacker filed an antitrust lawsuit to block the deal, the Reagan administration intervened on the side of Cargill."not-comparable