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syndicate

/ˈsɪndɪkət/

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What does syndicate mean?

noun

  1. A group of individuals or companies formed to transact some specific business, or to promote a common interest; a self-coordinating group.
  2. A group of gangsters engaged in organized crime.
  3. A group of media companies, or an agency, formed to acquire content such as articles, cartoons, etc., and to publish it in multiple outlets; a chain of newspapers or other media outlets managed by such an organization.
More meanings (4)

noun

  1. The office or jurisdiction of a syndic; a body or council of syndics.

verb

  1. To become a syndicate.
  2. To put under the control of a group acting as a unit.
  3. To release media content through a syndicate to be broadcast or published through multiple outlets.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈsɪndɪkət/

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Other dictionary pronunciations

/ˈsɪndɪkeɪt/
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This syndicate system has given rise to a bogus imitation, which, however, appears to have met with but limited success.
William, F.S.A., of Exeter CottonEverybody's Guide to Money Matters With a description of the various investments chiefly dealt in on the stock exchange, and the mode of dealing thereinProject Gutenberg ebook #1903
It is owned by a syndicate, and apparently there is no satisfactory market for it.
Mark TwainFollowing the Equator: A Journey Around the WorldProject Gutenberg ebook #2895
More book examples (3)
It was not Tremolino’s fault that the syndicate depended so much on the wit and wisdom and the information of Doña Rita.
Joseph ConradThe Mirror of the SeaProject Gutenberg ebook #1058
The trouble is that people cater as much to the rich with their ideas of a national theater as the theatrical syndicate itself.
Annie Payson CallNerves and Common SenseProject Gutenberg ebook #4339
In conjunction with the representatives of some large European capitalists they even formed a powerful syndicate in China, for the purpose of arranging loans to responsible Chinese investors.
Tingfang WuAmerica, Through the Spectacles of an Oriental DiplomatProject Gutenberg ebook #609