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drug cartel

drug cartel noun: a criminal organization consisting of independent druglords who collude with each other in order to improve their profits and dominate the illegal drug trade.

Noun

drug cartel (plural drug cartels)

  1. A criminal organization consisting of independent druglords who collude with each other in order to improve their profits and dominate the illegal drug trade.

Forms of drug cartel

pluraldrug cartels

Questions about drug cartel

What does drug cartel mean?
Drug cartel means a criminal organization consisting of independent druglords who collude with each other in order to improve their profits and dominate the illegal drug trade.
What part of speech is drug cartel?
Drug cartel is a noun.
What is the plural of drug cartel?
The plural of drug cartel is drug cartels.

Words near drug cartel in the dictionary

  1. drug addicts
  2. drug baron
  3. drug barons
  4. drug bust
  5. drug busts
  6. drug cartel
  7. drug cartels
  8. drug challenge
  9. drug challenges
  10. drug deal
  11. drug dealer

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