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What is the noun for monopolises?

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monopoly

A situation, by legal privilege or other agreement, in which solely one party (company, cartel etc.) exclusively provides a particular product or service, dominating that market and generally exerting powerful control over it.
An exclusive control over the trade or production of a commodity or service through exclusive possession.
The privilege granting the exclusive right to exert such control.
(metonymy) The market thus controlled.
(metonymy) The holder (person, company or other) of such market domination in one of the the above manners.
Synonyms:

syndicate, consortium, cartel, trust, pool, control, domination, holding, ownership, patent, copyright, corner, oligopoly, proprietorship, possessorship, something held, combine, outfit, corporation, conglomerate, group, organization, crew, combination, association, organisation, league, mob, gang, institution, alliance, crowd, firm, ring, union, bunch, business, megacorp, company, concern, federation, body, chain, establishment, confederation, society, coalition, party, coterie, circle … more

Examples:

“The state-owned company remains the monopoly train operator on the main lines, although secondary routes are put out to competitive tender.”

“As a general rule, these companies were given a monopoly on trade in a region.”

“The price of a bottle of Absolut Vodka at Systembolaget, the state-run alcohol monopoly, will fall from 230 kronor to 160 kronor.”

monopolization

The act of monopolizing or the state of being monopolized.
Synonyms:

domination, appropriation, seizure, takeover

Examples:

“This process has been reinforced by the increasing monopolization of the mass media.”

“Essentially, this unregulation of media ownership would lead to the full-scale monopolization of our news sources.”

“They aimed to curtail the aggressive territorial expansion and monopolization of the trade routes of the Adriatic Sea.”

monopolist

One who has, or attempts to acquire, a monopoly on something.
Examples:

“A monopolist can determine the market price for its product and can be described as a price maker rather than a price taker.”

“It's a reminder of how much market power a monopolist holds in shaping a culture.”

“The onus is then on the incumbent monopolist to ensure that supernormal profits are never earned.”

monopolism

Any doctrine supporting a monopoly.
Synonyms:

centralism, control, authoritarianism, centralisation, centralization, concentration

Examples:

“Meanwhile, a decade of growing monopolism in this country means broadband take-up is now below the rates elsewhere.”

“Government meddling and bureaucracy, to whatever degree that might be true, is preferable to unbridled monopolism.”

“After all, we live in a capitalist country with less and less supervision of stealthy, healthy monopolism.”

monopolisation

Alternative spelling of monopolization
Examples:

“A current issue in many countries is the monopolisation of media by powerful interests, whether private or public.”

“This provision will prevent the monopolisation of whole markets, which could have happened in the absence of such a provision.”

“A current issue in many countries is the monopolisation of media by powerful interests, whether private of public, which lessens the plurality of voices in the public sphere.”

monopolizer