industrial complex

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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industrial complex (plural industrial complexes)

  1. A large factory or a concentration of industry in a limited geographical area.
    the Ruhr industrial complex
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Etymology 2

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Back-formation from military-industrial complex

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industrial complex (plural industrial complexes)

  1. (usually in compounds) A network of entwined interests between individuals and institutions in the private sector and the public sector resulting in coordination in order to achieve mutually beneficial results, especially to the detriment of broader society.
  2. The individuals and institutions in such a relationship.
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