fiefdom

常见例句

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.
他也受到了批评，说他将这个村庄变了一个自家的封地，在这里工作的工人没有假期而他的亲戚却得到了最好的岗位。
With the power to deliver the voters of this fiefdom to Boston's Democratic party machine, Patrick's advance was spectacular.
凭借着对波士顿地区选民的影响力，帕特里克的人气大大提升。

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