single desk
n.— «“U.S. Wheat Associates, an organization largely funded by the U.S. Government, is openly using this issue to undermine international confidence in our single desk,” the local term for the wheat export monopoly.» —“Australian Leaders Defend AWB After USDA Move” by Ray Brindal in Canberra, Australia Yahoo! Finance Nov. 15, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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