government monopoly
noun[CorU]
GOVERNMENT,ECONOMICSukusasituationin which thegovernmentownsandcontrolsaparticularindustryand there is nocompetition:
Governmentmonopolyofcommunicationsisincompatiblewithe-commerce.
Theexplorationofspacehas been agovernmentmonopolyfor 50years, but it can be done through theprivatesectortoo.