Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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Mafia | Yes | No | No | No |
syndicate | Yes | No | Yes | No |
Mafia (noun) | syndicate (noun) |
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a crime syndicate in the United States; organized in families; believed to have important relations to the Sicilian Mafia | an association of companies for some definite purpose |
a secret terrorist group in Sicily; originally opposed tyranny but evolved into a criminal organization in the middle of the 19th century | a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities |
a news agency that sells features or articles or photographs etc. to newspapers for simultaneous publication |
Mafia (verb) | syndicate (verb) |
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sell articles, television programs, or photos to several publications or independent broadcasting stations | |
organize into or form a syndicate | |
join together into a syndicate |