A cartel is a tight organization based on a formal agreement among commercial enterprises with conflicting interests.
Cartel may also refer to:
Various cartels Cartel, adopted from Dutch language Kartel (electoral alliance), a public and formal electoral alliance between political parties (hence, cartel parties) Cartel party theory, evaluates influences among state and political parties (hence, cartel parties) Drug cartel, a drug trafficking organization (the article lists specific cartels) State cartel theory, addresses international relations formed by states (hence, cartel states) Cartel (intergovernmental agreement)
Music Groups and labels Cartel (band), an American pop punk band Cartel (rap group), a Turkish hip hop group The Cartel (record distributor), a network of record distributors in the UK
Albums Cartel (Cartel album), the band's self-titled album Cartel (hip hop album), a German 1995 compilation album
Film Cartel (web series), a 2021 webseries on ALTBalaji Cartels (film), a 2017 action film starring Steven Seagal The Cartel, a 2010 documentary film by Bob Bowdon that covers the failures of public education in the United States by focusing on New Jersey
Other uses Cartel (concept), an ambiguous concept, which usually refers to a combination or agreement between rivals Cartel (intergovernmental agreement), spread throughout the 17th to 19th centuries in the Western world Cartel (ship), a vessel engaged in a humanitarian voyage, such as the exchange of prisoners Galindo cartel, a cartel that figures largely in Sons of Anarchy (season 4) and the spinoff series Mayans M.C. The Cartel, a professional-wrestling stable in the Global Wrestling Federation in the 1990s , historically, a written letter of defiance or challenge Cartel, a 1980 non-fiction book by Edward Jay Epstein
See also Cartell, an Irish vehicle checking company El Cartel (disambiguation) Kartel (disambiguation) Kartellen, Swedish gangsta-rap and hip hop formation