trustbuster
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trustbuster
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From trust + buster. Initially used with reference to the antitrust policies of Theodore Roosevelt.
noun trustbusters
- A person or entity responsible for breaking up trusts or monopolies. America’s top trustbusters mean to make their policing presence felt. Lawyers, bankers and financiers now “recognise that there are cops on the beat…that we’re vigorously looking to protect the American public from illegal mergers,” says Lina Khan, chair of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), which
Talk about this word "trustbuster." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/trustbuster. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. trustbuster. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/trustbuster "trustbuster." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/trustbuster.Cite this
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title = {trustbuster},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/trustbuster},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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