syndicate
Other forms: syndicated; syndicates; syndicating
A syndicate is a group of corporations working for a common interest. A syndicate might collectively raise money for a real estate project. A syndicate sometimes has a criminal side — it can also describe a similar alliance of gangsters.
Syndicate entered English in the 17th century from the French word syndicat, meaning "representative of a corporation." The Lloyd's of London insurance group is an early example of a syndicate. Syndicate can also describe an agency that sells the rights to copyrighted material, such as feature articles, to newspapers or magazines. The word has a verb form as well. If you work for a syndicate, you might syndicate the classic "Peanuts" cartoon strip in hundreds of newspapers around the world.
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an association of companies for some definite purposesynonyms: consortium, pooltypes:cartel, combine, corporate trust, trusta consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition by controlling the production and distribution of a product or servicedrug cartelan illicit cartel formed to control the production and distribution of narcotic drugsoil cartela cartel of companies or nations formed to control the production and distribution of oiltype of:associationa formal organization of people or groups of people
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a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activitiessynonyms: crime syndicate, family, mobtypes:Cosa Nostra, Maffia, Mafiaa crime syndicate in the United States; organized in families; believed to have important relations to the Sicilian Mafiatype of:
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a news agency that sells features or articles or photographs etc. to newspapers for simultaneous publicationtype of:news agency, news organisation, news organization, press agency, press association, wire servicean agency to collects news reports for newspapers and distributes it electronically
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organize into or form a syndicate
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sell articles, television programs, or photos to several publications or independent broadcasting stationstype of:sellexchange or deliver for money or its equivalent
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join together into a syndicate
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