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syndicate

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Definition of syndicate

noun

Pronunciation: /ˈsɪndɪkət/
  • 1a group of individuals or organizations combined to promote a common interest:large-scale buyouts involving a syndicate of financial institutions a crime syndicate
  • an association or agency supplying material simultaneously to a number of newspapers or periodicals.
  • 2a committee of syndics.

verb

Pronunciation: /ˈsɪndɪkeɪt/
[with object]
  • control or manage by a syndicate.
  • publish or broadcast (material) simultaneously in a number of newspapers, television stations, etc.:her cartoon strip is syndicated in 1,400 newspapers worldwide
  • sell (a horse) to a syndicate:the stallion was syndicated for a record $5.4 million

Derivatives

syndication

Pronunciation: /-ˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/
noun

Origin:

early 17th century (denoting a committee of syndics): from French syndicat, from medieval Latin syndicatus, from late Latin syndicus 'delegate of a corporation' (see syndic). Current verb senses date from the late 19th century

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