Mafia vs. Mob

Mafia vs. Mob — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Mafia and Mob

Mafianoun

A hierarchically structured secret organisation engaged in illegal activities like distribution of narcotics, gambling and extortion.

Mobnoun

A large or disorderly group of people; especially one bent on riotous or destructive action.

Mafianoun

A crime syndicate.

Mobnoun

(collective noun) A group of animals such as horses or cattle.

Mafianoun

A trusted group of associates, as of a political leader.

Mobnoun

A flock of emus.

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Mafianoun

An entity which attempts to control a specified arena.

the digital mafiathe literary mafia

Mobnoun

The Mafia, or a similar group that engages in organized crime (preceded by the).

Mafianoun

a crime syndicate in the United States; organized in families; believed to have important relations to the Sicilian Mafia

Mobnoun

(video games) A non-player character, especially one that exists to be fought or killed to further the progression of the story or game.

Mafianoun

a secret terrorist group in Sicily; originally opposed tyranny but evolved into a criminal organization in the middle of the 19th century

Mobnoun

(archaic) The lower classes of a community; the rabble.

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Mafianoun

any tightly knit group of trusted associates

Mobnoun

(Australian Aboriginal) A cohesive group of people.

Mobnoun

(obsolete) A promiscuous woman; a harlot or wench; a prostitute.

Mobnoun

A mob cap.

Mobnoun

mobile phone

Mobverb

(transitive) To crowd around (someone), sometimes with hostility.

The fans mobbed a well-dressed couple who resembled their idols.

Mobverb

(transitive) To crowd into or around a place.

The shoppers mobbed the store on the first day of the sale.

Mobverb

(transitive) To wrap up in, or cover with, a cowl.

Mobnoun

a disorderly crowd of people

Mobnoun

a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities

Mobnoun

an association of criminals;

police tried to break up the ganga pack of thieves

Mobverb

press tightly together or cram;

The crowd packed the auditorium