Behemoth

Meaning

A huge or monstrously powerful entity, typically an organisation, corporation, or institution.

Origin / Etymology

From Hebrew 'behemoth' (Job 40:15), referring to a huge beast (possibly the hippopotamus). Adopted into English as a metaphor for any massive entity.

Synonyms

Colossus Goliath Juggernaut

Antonyms

Minnow Pygmy

Example Sentence

"Big Tech behemoths, Meta, Amazon, Google, Apple, Microsoft, have collectively crossed USD 12 trillion in market capitalisation, prompting India's Digital Competition Bill (2024) to adopt EU-style ex-ante regulation."

🎯 UPSC Usage

GS3 Economy / GS2 Governance: Use for monopolistic or systemically important entities, Big Tech, public-sector behemoths (LIC, SBI), state-owned enterprises. Conveys scale + concentration risk.

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