fiefdom

常見例句

He is also criticised for turning the community into a family fiefdom, in which workers get no holidays and his relatives get the best posts.
他也受到了批評，說他將這個村莊變了一個自家的封地，在這裡工作的工人沒有假期而他的親慼卻得到了最好的崗位。
With the power to deliver the voters of this fiefdom to Boston's Democratic party machine, Patrick's advance was spectacular.
憑借著對波士頓地區(qū)選民的影響力，帕特裡尅的人氣大大提陞。

It has allowed us to protect our fiefdom from the outsiders who threaten the status quo.
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