syndicate

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1. A group of individuals or companies formed to transact some specific business, or to promote a common interest; a self-coordinating group. · a gambling syndicate
2. A group of gangsters engaged in organized crime.
3. A group of media companies, or an agency, formed to acquire content such as articles, cartoons, etc., and to publish it in multiple outlets; a chain of newspapers or other media outlets managed by such an organization.
4. The office or jurisdiction of a syndic; a body or council of syndics.

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