CRIME SYNDICATE Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the phrase crime syndicate. (close relations)
Definition of CRIME SYNDICATE
Best Alternative Words for CRIME SYNDICATE
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| mob | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a disorderly crowd of people • a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities • an association of criminals verb • press tightly together or cram | ||||||||
| cartel | nounn | |||||||
noun • a consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition by controlling the production and distribution of a product or service | ||||||||
| gang | nounn | |||||||
noun • an association of criminals • an informal body of friends • an organized group of workmen • tool consisting of a combination of implements arranged to work together verb • act as an organized group | ||||||||
| mafia | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a crime syndicate in the United States; organized in families; believed to have important relations to the Sicilian Mafia • any tightly knit group of trusted associates • a secret terrorist group in Sicily; originally opposed tyranny but evolved into a criminal organization in the middle of the 19th century | ||||||||
| organization | nounn | |||||||
noun • a group of people who work together • an organized structure for arranging or classifying • the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something • the act of organizing a business or an activity related to a business • an ordered manner; orderliness by virtue of being methodical and well organized • the activity or result of distributing or disposing persons or things properly or methodically • the act of forming or establishing something | ||||||||
| family | nounn | |||||||
noun • a social unit living together • primary social group; parents and children • a collection of things sharing a common attribute • people descended from a common ancestor • a person having kinship with another or others • (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera • a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities • an association of people who share common beliefs or activities | ||||||||
| syndicate | nounn | |||||||
noun • a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities • an association of companies for some definite purpose • a news agency that sells features or articles or photographs etc. to newspapers for simultaneous publication verb • join together into a syndicate • organize into or form a syndicate • sell articles, television programs, or photos to several publications or independent broadcasting stations | ||||||||
