n.
- The custom of cutting off and preserving the heads of enemies as trophies.
- Slang. The process of attempting to remove influence and power from enemies, especially political enemies.
- Informal.
- The business of recruiting personnel, especially executive personnel, as for a corporation.
- The act or an instance of such recruiting.
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