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industrial complexes

industrial complexes is the plural of industrial complex.

Meaning of industrial complex

Noun (1)

industrial complex (plural industrial complexes)

  1. A large factory or a concentration of industry in a limited geographical area.
    • the Ruhr industrial complex

Noun (2)

industrial complex (plural industrial complexes)

  1. (in-compounds, usually) A network of entwined interests between individuals and institutions in the private sector and the public sector resulting in coordination in order to achieve mutually beneficial results, especially to the detriment of broader society.
  2. The individuals and institutions in such a relationship.

Questions about industrial complexes

What is industrial complexes the plural of?
Industrial complexes is the plural of industrial complex.

Words near industrial complexes in the dictionary

  1. industrial action
  2. industrial actions
  3. Industrial Age
  4. industrial arts
  5. industrial complex
  6. industrial complexes
  7. industrial design
  8. industrial design right
  9. industrial design rights
  10. industrial designer
  11. industrial designers

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