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giant
noun [C] (LARGE BUSINESS) /ˈdʒaɪ.ənt/Definition
C2 a very successful and powerful person or organization: He was one of the intellectual/political giants of this century. The takeover battle is between two of America's industrial/retail giants (= large companies).People in charge of or controlling other peopleBosses, managers and directors
(Definition of giant noun (LARGE BUSINESS) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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