a group of individuals or organizations that combine or cooperate in order to engage in business transactions or negotiations or some other undertaking: A syndicate is buying up all the stock of that business firm.

syndicate noun /ˈsɪndɪkət/ a group of people or companies who work together and help each other in order to achieve a particular aim a crime syndicate

The word "syndicate" is correct and usable in written English. You can use the word "syndicate" to refer to a group of individuals and/or businesses that join forces to achieve a common goal or to obtain a certain benefit.

syndicate noun [ C ] uk / ˈsɪndɪkət / us Add to word list Add to word list a group of people or companies who join together in order to achieve something: a bank syndicate a crime syndicate

• The syndicates see these women as easy candidates to force into the sex trade. syndicate of • a syndicate of banks Related topics: Newspapers, printing, publishing syn‧di‧cate2 /ˈsɪndɪkeɪt/ verb [ transitive] to arrange for written work, photographs etc to be sold to a number of different newspapers, magazines etc His column is syndicated throughout America.