🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

カポレジメ

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kaporejime

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Caporegime/ˌkæpəˈrɛdʒiːm/
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"カポレジメは彼のチームの運営を監督していました。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A high-ranking member of a Mafia organization who oversees a group of soldiers.

    "The caporegime was responsible for managing the operations of his crew and reporting directly to the boss."
  2. 2

    A leader or head of a specific faction within a larger organization.

    "In the corporate world, a caporegime might be akin to a regional manager overseeing multiple branches."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'caporegime' originates from Italian, where 'capo' means 'head' or 'chief' and 'regime' refers to a system or management. It has been used in the context of organized crime since the early 20th century, particularly within the Mafia, to denote a captain or leader of a group of soldiers.

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