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trust busting

  1. Government activities aimed at breaking up monopolies and trusts . ( See antitrust legislation .)

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Three words come up repeatedly in descriptions of trust-busting parental behavior: Scary.

It could mean taking a trust-busting spirit to Wall Street, invoking the spirit of Teddy Roosevelt.

When Hoch talks about "trust-busting" legislation he speaks quietly and seriously, with shrewdness and intelligence.

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