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syn·di·cate
I. \ˈsindəˌkāt, usu -ād.+V\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: in sense 1, from M syndicatus, past participle of syndicare, from Late Latin syndicus syndic; in other senses, from syndicate (II) — more at syndic
transitive verb
1. obsolete : censure, judge
2. : to subject to or bring under the control of a syndicate
< syndicate a mining enterprise >
< syndicate a bond issue >
: combine into or manage as a syndicate
< syndicate a number of newspapers >
3.
a. : to sell (as an article or a cartoon) for publication through a syndicate
< a syndicated feature in the Sunday supplement >
b. : to sell (as an article or a cartoon) for publication in many newspapers or periodicals at once
< never able to syndicate his column widely — G.S.Perry >
intransitive verb
: to unite to form a syndicate
• syn·di·ca·tion \ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈkāshən\ noun -s
II. \ˈsində̇kə̇t, -dēk-, usu -kə̇d.+V\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: French syndicat, from syndic + -at -ate
1.
a. : the office or jurisdiction of a syndic
b. : a council, committee, or body of syndics
2. : an association of persons officially authorized to undertake some duty or to negotiate some business
3.
a. : a group of persons or concerns who combine under a usually temporary agreement to carry out a particular transaction
< syndicate of investment houses for underwriting a bond issue >
< syndicate of real estate men formed to buy an office building >
b. : cartel 4
c. : a loose association of racketeers in control of organized crime (as the policy racket, bookmaking, prostitution)
4. : a business concern that sells to the press materials (as special articles, photographs, or comic strips) for publication in a number of newspapers or periodicals simultaneously
5. : a group of newspapers under one management : a newspaper chain
III. transitive verb
: to sell (as a series of television programs) directly to local stations |