mafia

  1. Proper noun.  (context, specifically) An international criminal organization of Sicilian origin operating in Italy and the United States.
  2. Proper noun.  (by extension) Any organized crime syndicate operating internationally in high-level organized crime; (non-gloss definition, often with a modifying adjective, such as a nationality) .
  3. Noun.  A crime syndicate.
  4. Noun.  A trusted group of associates of a political leader.
  5. Noun.  An in-group.

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