ratumobile
n.— «Many chiefs have found their way to powerful positions in the statutory bodies, are wealthy, and still wield influence over their people as they ride around in their expensive four-wheel-drives known in Fiji as ratumobiles.» —“Little time left as Fiji chiefs’ power wavers” by Dev Nadkarni New Zealand Herald (Auckland) Apr. 18, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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