syndicates
Organized criminal groups
Syndicates is the plural of syndicate—a group organized around a shared purpose, usually business or crime.
A crime syndicate coordinates illegal operations across territories.
A media syndicate distributes content to multiple outlets.
In gambling, a syndicate pools money for larger bets: The lottery syndicate split the jackpot twelve ways.
As a verb, to syndicate is to distribute widely: The column is syndicated to newspapers nationwide.
Criminal organization using intimidation
- underworldRealm of the departed
- racketeeringConducting illegal business schemes
- traffickingIllegal transport for profit
- smugglingIllegal covert transport
mob · gangsters · mobsters · kingpin · godfather · extortion · laundering · narcotics
Union of semi-autonomous states
- confederationAutonomous entities united loosely
- coalitionTemporary alliance for action
- consortiumCooperative group for ventures
- leagueAssociation or distance unit
association · bloc · partnership · union · guild · network · collective · cooperative
Cooperative group for ventures
- conglomerateCorporation spanning many industries
- investmentDeploying capital for returns
- ventureRisky new undertaking
- capitalWealth used for investment
portfolio · equity · securities · trading · assets · holdings · acquisitions · merger
Transmitted media signal
- networkInterconnected system
- newsroomMedia gathering hub
- journalismNews gathering and dissemination
- columnistRecurring newspaper feature writer
distribution · affiliate · press · coverage · correspondent · editorial · content · licensing
mafia
Criminal organization using intimidation
- underworldRealm of the departed
- racketeeringConducting illegal business schemes
- traffickingIllegal transport for profit
smuggling · mob · gangsters · mobsters · kingpin · godfather · extortion · laundering · narcotics · cocaine
federation
Union of semi-autonomous states
- confederationAutonomous entities united loosely
- coalitionTemporary alliance for action
- consortiumCooperative group for ventures
league · association · bloc · partnership · union · guild · network · collective · cooperative · affiliation
consortium
Cooperative group for ventures
- conglomerateCorporation spanning many industries
- investmentDeploying capital for returns
- ventureRisky new undertaking
capital · portfolio · equity · securities · trading · assets · holdings · acquisitions · merger · monopoly
broadcast
Transmitted media signal
- networkInterconnected system
- newsroomMedia gathering hub
- journalismNews gathering and dissemination
columnist · distribution · affiliate · press · coverage · correspondent · editorial · content · licensing · publication
- groupsteam, teams, group, club, clubs
- news medianews agency, newspaper, documentary, article, news photo
- business combinationsmergers, cartels, conglomerates, consortiums, holding companies
- labor historyAFL-CIO, workers, labor movement, CIO, laborers
- organized crimemafia, mob, the mob, Cosa Nostra, mob boss
- OxbridgeOxford, Oxbridge, Oxford University, Cambridge University, Exeter
syndicatesindividuals
Separate, distinct people
lone wolves · independents · freelancers · sole proprietors · mavericks
- criminal syndicatesOrganized illegal business groups
- crime syndicatesOrganized criminal enterprises
- the syndicateOrganized criminal network
- syndicated showsPrograms licensed to multiple stations
- lottery syndicateGroup buying chances together
- betting syndicateOrganized group pooling wagers
syndicate, syndicated, syndication, syndicating, syndicator, syndicators, syndications