Syndicate (Noun)
Meaning 1
An association of companies for some definite purpose.
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Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
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Meaning 2
A news agency that sells features or articles or photographs etc. to newspapers for simultaneous publication.
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Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
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Meaning 3
A loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities.
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Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
Examples
- The notorious crime syndicate had been secretly controlling the city's underworld for decades.
- He was accused of being a key player in the powerful syndicate that dominated the city's extortion rackets.
- The police had been trying to dismantle the syndicate for years, but its leaders always seemed to stay one step ahead.
- The syndicate's influence extended far beyond the city, with tentacles reaching into corrupt businesses and government agencies.
- Rival gangs often feuded with the syndicate over territory and control of lucrative illegal activities.