Meaning & use
monolith
A single large upright block of stone, or a large, uniform structure or organization.
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The ancient monolith at the site has puzzled archaeologists for over a century.
Employees complained that the company had become a slow-moving monolith resistant to change.
A note on using this word
Monolith is often used figuratively to criticize an organization for being rigid, uniform, or hard to change.
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