transcription, транскрипция: [ mæfiə, AM mɑ:f- ]
( mafias)
1.
The Mafia is a criminal organization that makes money illegally, especially by threatening people and dealing in drugs.
The Mafia is by no means ignored by Italian television.
N-COUNT-COLL : the N
2.
You can use mafia to refer to an organized group of people who you disapprove of because they use unfair or illegal means in order to get what they want.
They are well-connected with the south-based education-reform mafia.
N-COUNT : usu with supp [ disapproval ]