big oil

Noun

Meaning

big oil (uncountable)

(business, derogatory) The world's largest oil and gas companies (supermajors), understood as a business group having significant political, economic, or social power.

Big Oil (uncountable)

Alternative letter-case form of big oil

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

Big Oil is the biggest and most powerful corporate lobby in Sacramento — and the Western States Petroleum Association (WSPA) is the biggest and most powerful lobbying organization. Source: Internet

Why on earth would they care about the intangible future when Big Oil is offering to line their pockets right now for a few policy rollbacks? Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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