English

Noun

duopoly ‎(countable and uncountable, plural duopolies)

1. (economics) A market situation in which two companies exclusively provide a particular product or service.
2. (by extension) The domination of a field of endeavor by two people or entities.
   • 2012 June 29, Kevin Mitchell, “Roger Federer back from Wimbledon 2012 brink to beat Julien Benneteau”, in the Guardian:

     In 2011, his spirit and body were shattered by Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the semi-finals. Last night, the stakes were just as high – even though the tournament is not out of the first week – because there is a creeping perception that the Federer-Nadal duopoly is slowly giving way under pressure from below.

3. (broadcasting, by extension) Situation in which two or more TV or radio-stations in the same city or community share common ownership.

Translations

Derived terms

• duopolist, duopolistic, duopolistically

See also

• Duopoly (broadcasting) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia