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syndicate definition
syn·di·cate (sin′də kit; for v., -kāt′)
noun
- a group or council of syndics
- an association of individuals or corporations formed to carry out some financial project requiring much capital
- any group organized to further some undertaking
- ☆ an informal association of criminals controlling a network of vice, gambling, etc.
- ☆ a group of newspapers, owned as a chain
- ☆ an organization that sells special articles or features for publication by many newspapers or periodicals
Etymology: Fr syndicat < syndic, syndic
transitive verb syndicated -·cat′ed, syndicating -·cat′·ing
- to manage as or form into a syndicate
- ☆
- to sell (an article, feature, etc.) through a syndicate for publication in many newspapers or periodicals
- to sell (a program, series, etc.) to a number of radio or TV stations
intransitive verb
to form a syndicate
Related Forms:
- syndication syn′·di·ca′·tion noun
- syndicator syn′·di·ca′·tor noun
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