the firm

the firm
   a clandestine, illegal, or bogus organization
   A 19th-century usage of the Fenians in Ireland and much loved by espionage writers:
    Ever since he joined the firm as a young recruit... (G. Greene, 1978, of a spy)
   Also used by the Windsor family:
    ... masses of photographs of 'The Firm', as they somewhat affectedly style themselves. (A. Clark, 1993, reporting on the contents of British royal palaces)

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