Mafia vs. Cartel

Mafianoun

A hierarchically structured secret organisation engaged in illegal activities like distribution of narcotics, gambling and extortion.

Mafianoun

A crime syndicate.

Mafianoun

A trusted group of associates, as of a political leader.

Mafianoun

An entity which attempts to control a specified arena.

Mafianoun

see maffia, maffioso.

Mafianoun

a crime syndicate in the United States; organized in families; believed to have important relations to the Sicilian Mafia

Mafianoun

a secret terrorist group in Sicily; originally opposed tyranny but evolved into a criminal organization in the middle of the 19th century

Mafianoun

any tightly knit group of trusted associates

Mafia

A mafia is a type of organized crime syndicate whose primary activities are protection racketeering, arbitrating disputes between criminals, and brokering and enforcing illegal agreements and transactions. Mafias often engage in secondary activities such as gambling, loan sharking, drug-trafficking, prostitution, and fraud.

Cartelnoun

(economics) A group of businesses or nations that collude to limit competition within an industry or market.

Cartelnoun

A combination of political groups (notably parties) for common action.

Cartelnoun

(historical) A written letter of defiance or challenge.

Cartelnoun

An official agreement concerning the exchange of prisoners.

Cartelnoun

A ship used to negotiate with an enemy in time of war, and to exchange prisoners.

Cartelnoun

An agreement between belligerents for the exchange of prisoners.

Cartelnoun

A letter of defiance or challenge; a challenge to single combat.

Cartelverb

To defy or challenge.

Cartelnoun

a consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition by controlling the production and distribution of a product or service;

Cartel

A cartel is a group of independent market participants who collude with each other in order to improve their profits and dominate the market. Cartels are usually associations in the same sphere of business, and thus an alliance of rivals.