syn·di·cate
ˈsin-di-kət 
2
: an association of persons officially authorized to undertake a duty or negotiate business
3
a
: a group of persons or concerns who combine to carry out a particular transaction or project
b
c
: a loose association of racketeers in control of organized crime
4
: a business concern that sells materials for publication in a number of newspapers or periodicals simultaneously
5
: a group of newspapers under one management
syn·di·cate
ˈsin-də-ˌkāt
syndicated; syndicating
1
: to subject to or manage as a syndicate
2
a
: to sell (something, such as a cartoon) to a syndicate or for publication in many newspapers or periodicals at once
also
: to sell the work of (someone, such as a writer) in this way
a syndicated columnist
b
: to sell (something, such as a series of television programs) directly to local stations
: to unite to form a syndicate
Synonyms
Examples of syndicate in a Sentence
Noun
A syndicate owns the company.
a powerful banking syndicate that controls loans in the small country
Verb
The company syndicates her work.
The company syndicated the show to local stations.
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Lily Hay Newman, WIRED, 21 Nov. 2024
The crime syndicate has been connected to a string of high-profile crimes on U.S. soil.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
And Google should be required to syndicate its US search results to other rival search engines for the next decade, officials said in their filing, a move that could put other search alternatives on more even footing with Google.
—Brian Fung, CNN, 20 Nov. 2024
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Noun
The company says that for more than two years it has been focused on collaborating with global law enforcement and other tech companies to address the underlying problem of organized crime syndicates driving scam activity in Southeast Asia and the United Arab Emirates.
—Lily Hay Newman, WIRED, 21 Nov. 2024
The crime syndicate has been connected to a string of high-profile crimes on U.S. soil.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
Verb
Other proposals include requiring Google to syndicate its U.S. search results and ranking signals with rivals for 10 years, and letting other companies access its search index at a marginal cost.
—Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
And Google should be required to syndicate its US search results to other rival search engines for the next decade, officials said in their filing, a move that could put other search alternatives on more even footing with Google.
—Brian Fung, CNN, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Syndicate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/syndicate. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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syndicate
1 of 2 noun
syn·di·cate
ˈsin-di-kət
1
: an association of persons involved in some official duty or business
2
: an association of people involved in organized crime
3
: a business concern that sells materials for publication at the same time in a number of newspapers or magazines
syndicate
2 of 2 verb
syn·di·cate
ˈsin-də-ˌkāt
syndicated; syndicating
1
: to operate as a syndicate
2
: to sell (as a cartoon) for publication in several newspapers or magazines at once
also
: to sell the work of (as a writer) in this way
a syndicated columnist
3
: to join to form a syndicate
Legal Definition
syndicate
1 of 2 noun
syn·di·cate
ˈsin-di-kət
1
: a group organized to carry out a particular transaction or enterprise
2
: an association of organized criminals
syndicate
2 of 2 verb
syn·di·cate
ˈsin-di-ˌkāt
syndicated; syndicating
: to form or manage as or through a syndicate
a syndicated tax shelter
: to unite to form a syndicate
Etymology
Noun
French syndicat the office or jurisdiction of a syndic
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