mafia
A hierarchically structured secret organisation engaged in illegal activities like distribution of narcotics, gambling and extortion.
Other meanings
A crime syndicate.
A trusted group of associates, as of a political leader.
Related words
- mafialike
- mafiocracy
- Murphia
- Taffia
- rainbow mafia
- nonmafia
- alphabet mafia
- mafia hypothesis
- mafia state
- Kosher Mafia
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