Syndicate Definition
sĭndĭ-kĭt
syndicated, syndicates, syndicating
noun
syndicates
An association of individuals or corporations formed to carry out some large-scale project requiring much capital.
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Any group organized to further some undertaking.
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An informal association of criminals controlling a network of vice, gambling, etc.
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A group or council of syndics.
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An organization that sells special articles or features for publication by many newspapers or periodicals.
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verb
syndicated, syndicates, syndicating
To manage as or form into a syndicate.
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To sell (a horse) to a syndicate.
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To sell (an article, feature, etc.) through a syndicate for publication in many newspapers or periodicals.
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To sell (a program, series, etc.) to a number of radio or TV stations.
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To form a syndicate.
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Other Word Forms of Syndicate
Noun
Singular:
syndicate
Plural:
syndicatesOrigin of Syndicate
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From French syndicat (“office of syndic, board of syndics, trade union"), from French syndic (“administrator"), from Latin syndicus, from Ancient Greek σύνδικος (syndikos, “caretaker of issue").
From Wiktionary
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French syndicat from Old French office of syndic from Medieval Latin syndicātus from Late Latin syndicus syndic syndic
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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