It may mean an association of racketeers in organized crime.

This may be a council or body or association of people or an association of concerns, officially authorized to undertake a duty or negotiate business with an office or jurisdiction. The Merriam Webster Dictionary defines syndicate as a group of people or businesses that work together as a team. The word syndicate comes from the French word syndicat which means ' trade union' ( syndic meaning 'administrator'), from the Latin word syndicus which in turn comes from the Greek word σύνδικος ( syndikos), which means 'caretaker of an issue' compare to ombudsman or representative. JSTOR ( May 2014) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)Ī syndicate is a self-organizing group of individuals, companies, corporations or entities formed to transact some specific business, to pursue or promote a shared interest.Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. This article needs additional citations for verification.

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