Noun

(en noun)

A member of an oligopoly; one of a small number of sellers with undue influence over a market.

* {{quote-book, year=2006, author=

, title=Internal Combustion , chapter=2 citation , passage=But through the oligopoly, charcoal fuel proliferated throughout London's trades and industries. By the 1200s, brewers and bakers, tilemakers, glassblowers, pottery producers, and a range of other craftsmen all became hour-to-hour consumers of charcoal. This only magnified the indispensable nature of the oligopolists .}}

* {{quote-news, year=2009, date=June 5, author=David Gillen, title=In Ratings Agencies, Investors Still Trust, work=New York Times citation

, passage=“As a classic oligopolist , Moody’s earns exceedingly high margins while paying only the needed lip service to product quality.” }}

Noun

(oligopsonies)

An economic condition in which a small number of buyers exert control over the market price of a commodity.