the Competition and Markets Authority
/ðə ˌkɒmpətɪʃn ən ˈmɑːkɪts ɔːθɒrəti/
/ðə ˌkɑːmpətɪʃn ən ˈmɑːrkɪts əθɔːrəti/
(abbreviation CMA)
- an independent organization set up by the British government in 2014, taking over most of the work of the Competition Commission and the Office of Fair Trading. Its job is to prevent unfair trading when single companies have such a large share of the supply of particular goods or services in Britain that there is little or no competition. The organization investigates cases in which one company takes over another or when companies join together. It then takes any action it considers necessary.
竞争与市场管理局：英国政府于2014年成立的独立组织，负责竞争委员会和公平贸易办公室的大部分工作。当单个公司在英国特定商品或服务的供应中占有很大份额而几乎没有竞争或没有竞争时，其工作就是防止不公平交易。该组织调查一个公司接管另一个公司或公司合并时的案例。然后，它将采取其认为必要的任何措施。