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mafia.

A hierarchically structured secret organisation engaged in illegal activities like distribution of narcotics, gambling and extortion.

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmɑfi.ə/US/ˈmæfi.ə/UK
  1. A hierarchically structured secret organisation engaged in illegal activities like distribution of narcotics, gambling and extortion.

  2. A crime syndicate.

  3. A trusted group of associates, as of a political leader.

  4. An entity which attempts to control a specified arena by violence or threats.

    in-compounds
    moral mafia
Where this word comes from

See Mafia. The sense "entity which attempts to control a specified arena" makes an analogy to crime-syndicate mafias' attempts to control certain kinds of business in the regions in which they exist.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.