A group of organisations in an industry which agree on maintaining high prices and effectively killing competition.
a consortium of companies formed to limit competition; "they set up the trust in the hope of gaining a monopoly"
a consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition by controlling the production and distribution of a product or service; "they set up the trust in the hope of gaining a monopoly"
a consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition by controlling the production and distribution of a product or service