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Mafia
Universal Words
noun
1 (the Mafia) [sing.+sing./pl.v.] a secret organization of criminals, that is active especially in Sicily, Italy and the US:
a Mafia boss * Large areas of the city were controlled by the Mafia.
2 (mafia) [C+sing./pl.v.] a group of people within an organization or a community who use their power to get advantages for themselves:
a member of the local mafia * Politics is still dominated by the middle-class mafia.
