B1⚖️ Law & Politics
Italian word
sindacato
a trade union; an oversight board (board of auditors in companies)
Looks like
syndicate
a group of organisations or criminals joined for a common purpose
⚠️ The trap
English 'syndicate' often implies a criminal or media business group. Italian 'sindacato' almost always means a trade union or a company board of auditors. Using 'sindacato' to mean a criminal organisation would be very misleading.
To say "a group of organisations or criminals joined for a common purpose" in Italian:
sindacato
"sindacato" in English means:
a trade union; an oversight board (board of auditors in companies)
Example
"Il sindacato ha indetto uno sciopero."
"The trade union called a strike."
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