Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A conglomerate of businesses, usually owned by a single family, especially in Korea.
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- noun business, sometimes pejorative A large,
family -controlled South Korean businessconglomerate .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Much of South Korea's wealth is concentrated in just a few dozen large conglomerates, known as chaebol, such as the Samsung group.
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The Japanese call it keiretsu; the Koreans say chaebol; the Russian word is semibankirshchina; and the Americans label the cozy arrangement among industrialists, bankers and government officials crony capitalism.
No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003
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The Japanese call it keiretsu; the Koreans say chaebol; the Russian word is semibankirshchina; and the Americans label the cozy arrangement among industrialists, bankers and government officials crony capitalism.
No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003
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The Japanese call it keiretsu; the Koreans say chaebol; the Russian word is semibankirshchina; and the Americans label the cozy arrangement among industrialists, bankers and government officials crony capitalism.
No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003
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The Japanese call it keiretsu; the Koreans say chaebol; the Russian word is semibankirshchina; and the Americans label the cozy arrangement among industrialists, bankers and government officials crony capitalism.
No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003
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Mr. Ahn's latest move comes as family-owned conglomerates known as chaebol have become a key election issue because of their concentrated wealth and influence.
NYT > Home Page By CHOE SANG-HUN 2012
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Many of South Korea's largest companies, including Samsung Electronics Co. and Hyundai Motor Co., are or were part of family owned conglomerates known as "chaebol."
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SK Telecom's interest in Hynix shows how South Korean business conglomerates, known as chaebol, are making investments that aren't in the best interests of shareholders, Cochran said.
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SK Telecom's interest in Hynix shows how South Korean business conglomerates, known as chaebol, are making investments that aren't in the best interests of shareholders, Cochran said.
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Because of their concentrated wealth and influence, family-owned conglomerates known as chaebol have become a key election issue.
NYT > Home Page By CHOE SANG-HUN 2012
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