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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Kathleen Magramo, CNN, 28 Mar. 2024
The mismatched pair is asked to eliminate top members of a competing crime syndicate and, in the process, uncover their employer’s true motive: removing the old guard in a full takeover.
—Katcy Stephan, Variety, 12 Mar. 2024
Rhino poaching often involves international criminal syndicates which rely on the help of local poachers and collude with park rangers.
—Reuters, NBC News, 27 Feb. 2024
Bill Ford bought into the 144-member syndicate that owned the team in 1956, and partied with the team after the 1957 NFL championship.
—Detroit Free Press, 28 Jan. 2024
The Brothers Sun, which premiered Jan. 4, sees Yeoh as the matriarch of a family thrust into a Taipei crime syndicate; Yang plays a rival assassin.
—Seija Rankin, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Jan. 2024
Mirador set out to raise $200 million for its Series A, but an influx of interest led the company to double that figure in its inaugural fundraise, tapping a syndicate that includes Arch Venture Partners, Orbimed, and Fairmount.
—Damian Garde, STAT, 21 Mar. 2024
So far, this global cybercrime syndicate’s haul from some 2,000 victims tops $120 million.
—Bynick Rockel, Fortune, 23 Feb. 2024
Directed by Sukumar and produced by Mythri Movie Makers, the film traced the rise of Pushpa Raj (Arjun), a laborer who rises through the ranks of a red sandalwood smuggling syndicate and faces off against an egotistical police officer.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 Feb. 2024
David Pierce, The Verge, 24 Mar. 2024
The photographer who claimed credit for the car picture, which was syndicated through an agency called GoffPhotos, denied to the New York Post that any editing shenanigans had taken place.
—Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2024
Then syndicated morning and overnight shows moved in to replace local talent.
—Tom Roland, Billboard, 28 Feb. 2024
The radio show is syndicated to 14 radio stations across California and Arizona.
—Sarah Quiñones Wolfson, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2024
Finley served as a writer, director and voice actor on the 1980s syndicated anime series Robotech and created sounds for the Cigarette Smoking Man (played by William B. Davis) on The X-Files in the 1990s and a group of tiny aliens in Men in Black II (2002).
—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Feb. 2024
Local conservatives have shared their opinions, as have syndicated conservative columnists.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 7 Feb. 2024
Santos apologized for the video Friday in a meeting with Huffman, U.S. Rep. Beth Van Duyne and syndicated radio talk show host Dana Loesch at a Southlake restaurant, Huffman said.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Feb. 2024
Bob the Builder, which was globally syndicated, ran for 12 seasons between 1999 and 2011.
—Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 25 Jan. 2024
Noun
One key hub for scam syndicates is Myanmar, which shares a mountainous border with southwestern China – and Beijing is now trying to crack down on cross-border crime targeting Chinese nationals.
—Kathleen Magramo, CNN, 28 Mar. 2024
The mismatched pair is asked to eliminate top members of a competing crime syndicate and, in the process, uncover their employer’s true motive: removing the old guard in a full takeover.
—Katcy Stephan, Variety, 12 Mar. 2024
Rhino poaching often involves international criminal syndicates which rely on the help of local poachers and collude with park rangers.
—Reuters, NBC News, 27 Feb. 2024
Bill Ford bought into the 144-member syndicate that owned the team in 1956, and partied with the team after the 1957 NFL championship.
—Detroit Free Press, 28 Jan. 2024
The Brothers Sun, which premiered Jan. 4, sees Yeoh as the matriarch of a family thrust into a Taipei crime syndicate; Yang plays a rival assassin.
—Seija Rankin, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Jan. 2024
Mirador set out to raise $200 million for its Series A, but an influx of interest led the company to double that figure in its inaugural fundraise, tapping a syndicate that includes Arch Venture Partners, Orbimed, and Fairmount.
—Damian Garde, STAT, 21 Mar. 2024
So far, this global cybercrime syndicate’s haul from some 2,000 victims tops $120 million.
—Bynick Rockel, Fortune, 23 Feb. 2024
Directed by Sukumar and produced by Mythri Movie Makers, the film traced the rise of Pushpa Raj (Arjun), a laborer who rises through the ranks of a red sandalwood smuggling syndicate and faces off against an egotistical police officer.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 Feb. 2024
Verb
Threads is starting a real beta rollout allowing people to post on Threads and syndicate it through the fediverse via ActivityPub!
—David Pierce, The Verge, 24 Mar. 2024
The photographer who claimed credit for the car picture, which was syndicated through an agency called GoffPhotos, denied to the New York Post that any editing shenanigans had taken place.
—Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2024
Then syndicated morning and overnight shows moved in to replace local talent.
—Tom Roland, Billboard, 28 Feb. 2024
The radio show is syndicated to 14 radio stations across California and Arizona.
—Sarah Quiñones Wolfson, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2024
Finley served as a writer, director and voice actor on the 1980s syndicated anime series Robotech and created sounds for the Cigarette Smoking Man (played by William B. Davis) on The X-Files in the 1990s and a group of tiny aliens in Men in Black II (2002).
—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Feb. 2024
Local conservatives have shared their opinions, as have syndicated conservative columnists.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 7 Feb. 2024
Santos apologized for the video Friday in a meeting with Huffman, U.S. Rep. Beth Van Duyne and syndicated radio talk show host Dana Loesch at a Southlake restaurant, Huffman said.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Feb. 2024
Bob the Builder, which was globally syndicated, ran for 12 seasons between 1999 and 2011.
—Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 25 Jan. 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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