mon‧o‧lith /ˈmɒnəlɪθ $ ˈmɑː-/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1800-1900; Language: French; Origin: monolithe, from Latin, from Greek, from mono- ( ⇒ mono-) + lithos 'stone']

1. a large powerful organization that cannot change quickly and does not consider the ideas or feelings of the people it affects:
It is misleading to see the legal system as a monolith.

2. a large tall block of stone, especially one that was put in place in ancient times, possibly for religious reasons

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