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fiefdom

(noun) an organization that is controlled by a dominant person or group

fiefdom

(noun) the domain controlled by a feudal lord

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

fiefdom (countable and uncountable, plural fiefdoms)

The estate controlled by a feudal lord; a fief.

(by extension, mostly, pejorative) Any organization in the control of a dominant individual.

Source: Wiktionary



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According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

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