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1monopoly — monopoly, corner, pool, syndicate, trust, cartel are comparable rather than synonymous terms when they apply to a means of controlling prices. Monopoly denotes the exclusive control of a service (as telephone or telegraph service) or traffic (as… …
2monopoly — [mə näp′ə lē] n. pl. monopolies [L monopolium < Gr monopōlion, right of exclusive sale, monopōlia, exclusive sale < monos, single (see MONO ) + pōlein, to sell < IE base * pel > Lith pel̃nas, wages] 1. exclusive control of a commodity …
3Temporary National Economic Committee — The Temporary National Economic Committee was established by a joint resolution of Congress on June 16, 1938 and operated until its defunding on April 3, 1941. The TNEC s function was to study the monopoly powers and to report to Congress with… …
4monopoly — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. trust, cartel, syndicate, pool; corner. See restraint, possession. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. trust, corner, syndicate, cartel, merger, oligopoly, pool, copyright, patent, restraint of trade. Ant. open… …
5Temporary National Economic Committee — Following a message from President Franklin D. Roosevelt in April 1938 concerning issues of business monopoly, Congress established a Temporary National Economic Committee between 1938 and 1941 to perform a detailed study of the economy. The… …
6Societal views on intellectual property — The societal views on intellectual property include both the positive criticisms and the negative criticisms of intellectual property. Critics of the term intellectual property argue that the increased use of this terminology coincided with a… …
7Criticism of intellectual property — Critics of the term intellectual property argue that the increased use of this terminology coincided with a more general shift away from thinking about things like copyright and patent law as specific legal instruments designed to promote the… …
8Heuristic — (hyu̇ ˈris tik) is a method to help solve a problem, commonly an informal method. It is particularly used to rapidly come to a solution that is reasonably close to the best possible answer, or optimal solution . Heuristics are rules of thumb ,… …
9Criticism of the Food and Drug Administration — Numerous governmental and non governmental organizations have criticized the U. S. Food and Drug Administration of either over or under regulation. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is an agency of the United States Department of Health …
10Trade secret — Trade Secrets redirects here. For other uses, see Trade Secrets (disambiguation). Intellectual property law Primary rights …
