談だん合ごう

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談合する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

bid rigging; collusion; illegal price-fixing

Primarily used in legal and business contexts for illegal agreements among bidders to fix prices or outcomes in public or private tenders.

Related words· 7

相そう談だんN4sense 2
相談 is the modern, neutral word for consulting or discussing something, while 談合 in this sense is a dated term for the same idea.
癒ゆ着ちゃくN1sense 1
癒着 describes an improper, ongoing collusive relationship (e.g. between business and government), while 談合 specifically names the act of rigging a bid or price.
会かい議ぎN5sense 2
会議 refers to a formal meeting or conference, whereas 談合 (in its dated sense) implies a more casual gathering for discussion.
カルテル sense 1
カルテル refers to a formal cartel agreement among companies to control prices or markets, while 談合 usually refers to collusion among bidders on a specific contract or tender.

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なあなあN1
談合 is a more formal, often legal term for collusion (e.g. bid-rigging), whereas なあなあ describes a looser, everyday atmosphere of mutual leniency.
共きょう謀ぼう
談合 specifically means bid-rigging or business/government collusion, a narrower case of the broader 共謀.
結けっ託たく
談合 specifically refers to bid-rigging or prior collusive arrangement among bidders, while 結託 is the broader word for any secret dishonest collaboration.

Don't confuse with

示じ談だん
示談 means a private out-of-court settlement of a dispute, while 談合 usually refers to collusive bid-rigging or secret prior arrangement among competitors.
カルテル
談合 usually refers to bid-rigging among contractors on public projects, a narrower practice than the broader price/production collusion of カルテル.
談だん話わN1
談合 shares the kanji 談 with 談話 but means secret collusion or bid-rigging, not ordinary conversation.