English
syndicate
Pronunciation
  • Noun: (RP, GA) IPA: /ˈsɪndɪkət/
  • Verb: (RP, GA) IPA: /ˈsɪndɪkeɪt/
Noun

syndicate (plural syndicates)

  1. A group of individual#Noun|individuals or companies formed to transact some specific business, or to promote a common interest#Noun|interest; a self-coordinate#Verb|coordinating group.
    a gambling syndicate
    1. (crime) A group of gangsters engaged in organized crime.
    2. (mass media) A group of media companies, or an agency, formed to acquire content#Noun|content such as articles, cartoons, etc., and to publish it in multiple outlets; a chain#Noun|chain of newspapers or other media outlets managed by such an organization.
  2. The office or jurisdiction of a syndic; a body or council of syndics.
Translations Translations
  • Italian: associazione a delinquere
  • Russian: синдика́т
Verb

syndicate (syndicates, present participle syndicating; past and past participle syndicated)

  1. (intransitive) To become a syndicate.
  2. (transitive) To put under the control#Noun|control of a group acting as a unit.
  3. (transitive, mass media) To release media content through a syndicate to be broadcast#Verb|broadcast or published through multiple outlets.
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