Yes you got it for 14K Triads is single organization with many sub groups aka branches/factions/crews. Triads is the Umbrella or Association. Corleone clan is the single organization. Sicilian Cosa Nostra/Mafia is the Association or Society.
and where is the difference with cosa nostra, lcn or ndrangheta? 14 k is a single organization divided into subgroups, cosa nostra/lcn/ndrangheta are single organizations divided into families wheels of soul are divided into many chapters that work autonomously, there is not a boss of bosses, there is a president, but only in name the only real monolitich big criminal group was sicilian cosa nostra under totò riina who commanded all other bosses
President oversees everything.
If you think you are too small to make a difference, you haven't spend the night with a mosquito. - African Proverb
