leviathan
/ləˈvaɪəθən/
noun
- Something that is extremely large and powerful, especially a government, corporation, or other organization.
- The country's military is a leviathan that consumes a huge portion of the national budget.
- The tech leviathan announced plans to build a new headquarters.
- Small businesses struggle to compete against the leviathan of online retail.
- A very large sea creature, especially a whale or a mythical monster of the deep.
- In the story, the sailors feared the leviathan that lurked beneath the waves.
- Ancient maps sometimes showed a leviathan swallowing ships.
- The blue whale is a true leviathan of the ocean.