duopoly

noun

du·op·o·ly du̇-ˈä-pə-lē

also dyu̇-

plural duopolies

: an oligopoly limited to two sellers

: preponderant influence or control by two political powers

duopolistic

d(y)u̇-ˌä-pə-ˈli-stik

adjective

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By the numbers: The long-standing high point, set in March 2000 at the height of the Wintel duopoly, was 123. —

Felix Salmon, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024 Ultimately, trying to keep more teams and conferences out of the SEC and Big Ten duopoly is bad for business. —

Chuck Todd, NBC News, 6 Dec. 2024 Fantasy games deserve to be left alone by lawmakers and regulators rather than to be bullied by the government on behalf of an anti-competitive duopoly. —

Nikolai G. Wenzel, Boston Herald, 2 Apr. 2024 Nigel Farage Donald Trump’s favorite British lawmaker has gone from being the perennial political outsider to the man who could reshape the UK’s two-party duopoly — all while juggling a TV news job. —

Jake Kanter, Deadline, 24 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for duopoly