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| syn·di·cate [ síndəkət ] |
noun (plural syn·di·cates) |
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1. group of businesses: an association of businesses jointly contributing capital to a major project
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2. business that sells news materials: a business or agency that sells news stories or photographs to the media
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3. group of newspapers under same owner: a group of newspapers that have the same owner
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4. group of people: a group of people who combine to carry out a business, enterprise, or some other common purpose
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5. crime association of gangsters: an association of gangsters that controls an area of organized crime
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6. politics council of syndics: a council or body of syndics
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7. politics jurisdiction of government official: the office or jurisdiction of a government official, especially a civil magistrate, in some European countries
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verb (past and past participle syn·di·cat·ed, present participle syn·di·cat·ing, 3rd person present singular syn·di·cates) |
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1. transitive verb sell something for multiple publication: to sell something such as an article or a comic strip for publication in a number of newspapers or magazines simultaneously
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2. transitive verb U.S. sell TV programs to independent stations: to sell television or radio programs directly to independent stations
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3. transitive verb control something as syndicate: to control or manage something as a syndicate
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4. intransitive verb come together as syndicate: to come together to form a syndicate
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| [Early 17th century. Via French< medieval Latin syndicatus< late Latin syndicus (see syndic)] |
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