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n. - A member of the mob crime syndicate in the United States; A member of the Sicilian mob.

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  • Is the Italians 'responsibility, and stays in our hands the power to rise up our voices and create a large unity to fight against these abuses and defeat this "mafioso"...
  • Chavez called Uribe a "mafioso" also during a Friday speech.
  • Chavez called Uribe a "mafioso" but said he is adopting a wait-and-see approach to Santos.
  • Then suddenly good old market competition, playing by the rules as legislated, is "mafioso".
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