Meaning of big oil | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The world's largest oil and gas companies (supermajors), understood as a business group having significant political, economic, or social power.
   derogatory, uncountable
2. Alternative letter-case form of big oil.
   alt-of, uncountable

Examples

“Eight years after Kyoto, Big Oil and Big Coal remain⟳ in complete⟳ and unchallenged power.”

“It follows an inquiry launched by House Democrats in 2021, which focused on big oil’s alleged efforts to mislead the public about the climate crisis.”

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