zaibatsu

Meaning

1. (historical) A large business conglomerate founded under the Empire of Japan, generally controlled by a single family or individual.
2. (US, broadly) Any large corporation.

Synonyms

plutocrats

financial clique

chaebol

Translations

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Plutokratie

Industriellenclique

mächtige Industriellenfamilie

conglomérats industriels

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زايباتسو

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/zaɪˈbætsuː/

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 財閥(ざいばつ) (zaibatsu), coined from Middle Chinese 財 (d͡zoj, “wealth”) + 閥 (bjot, “powerful family”). Doublet of chaebol.