the Mafia

noun

: a secret criminal organization in Italy

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With Mafia, the gameplay is almost identical, with players split into two teams: the Mafia and the Villagers. Carson Blackwelder, People.com, 2 July 2025 At night, the Mafia secretly chooses a player to eliminate. Jason Anthony, Vulture, 1 July 2025 Dimma Davidoff created the Mafia party game in Russia in 1986 and says that The Traitors producers never reached out to him about crediting him. Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 1 July 2025 In the original novel, the Mafia puts pressure on the mayor to keep the beaches open. Jim Beckerman, USA Today, 16 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for the Mafia

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“The Mafia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Mafia. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.

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