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banda

banda

7.5
A group of people who work together to commit crimes
  • noun
  • /ˈbændə/
  • US
translation icon : banda
  • A notorious banda was responsible for the recent string of robberies in the city.

I don't know right now but like a few banditos band bandas.

Examples

  • Residents felt unsafe because a banda operated openly in their neighborhood.

  • The police arrested several members of the banda after a long investigation.

  • The local banda has been causing trouble in the neighborhood.

  • Did you hear about the banda that was arrested last week?

  • The police arrested several members of the banda after a long investigation.

  • A notorious banda was responsible for the recent string of robberies in the city.

  • Residents felt unsafe because a banda operated openly in their neighborhood.

Synonyms

gang
vsbanda
832 2.8

A group of people who commit crimes together

is a broader term for people acting together not limited to informal local criminals
crime syndicate
vsbanda
8 4.5

An organized group of criminals who work together to do illegal things

is broader and can mean people acting together without high organization

Antonyms

individual
∞ 2.3

A single person or animal regarded separately from a group

How Organized

cartel
210 7.9
syndicate
34 7.3
banda
  • US
7.5
crew
  • Informal
282 3.5
to group
38 1.2
mob
219 3.4

Surface Forms

banda singular
bandas plural

Etymology

Banda also came to mean any group acting together and follows the same idea as English band, meaning 'a tie' or 'to bind'. So banda can mean a gang because it describes people 'bound together' to act as one.