Mafia

柯林斯詞典

1. N-COUNT-COLL The Mafia is a criminal organization that makes money illegally, especially by threatening people and dealing in drugs. 黑手黨['the' N]
The Mafia is by no means ignored by Italian television. 黑手黨是意大利電眡絕不會放過的關注對象。
2. N-COUNT 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. 團夥[usu with supp] [表不滿]
They are well-connected with the education-reform mafia. 他們與教育改革團夥有密切聯(lián)系。