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syndicate
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syn·di·cate  (snd-kt)
n.
1. An association of people or firms authorized to undertake a duty or transact specific business.
2. An association of people or firms formed to engage in an enterprise or promote a common interest.
3. A loose affiliation of gangsters in control of organized criminal activities.
4. An agency that sells articles, features, or photographs for publication in a number of newspapers or periodicals simultaneously.
5. A company consisting of a number of separate newspapers; a newspaper chain.
6. The office, position, or jurisdiction of a syndic or body of syndics.
v. (-kt) syn·di·cat·ed, syn·di·cat·ing, syn·di·cates
v.tr.
1.
a. To organize into or manage as a syndicate.
b. To sell shares in.
2. To sell (a comic strip or column, for example) through a syndicate for simultaneous publication in newspapers or periodicals.
3. To sell (a television series, for example) directly to independent stations.
v.intr.
To join together in a syndicate.

[French syndicat, from Old French, office of syndic, from Medieval Latin syndictus, from Late Latin syndicus, syndic; see syndic.]

syndi·cation n.
syndi·cator n.

syndicate
Noun
1. a group of people or firms organized to undertake a joint project
2. an association of individuals who control organized crime
3. a news agency that sells articles and photographs to a number of newspapers for simultaneous publication
Verb
[-cating, -cated]
1. to sell (articles and photographs) to several newspapers for simultaneous publication
2. to form a syndicate of (people) [Old French syndicat]
syndication n

Syndicate a council or body of syndics, 1624; a combination of financiers or of newspapers proprietors, 1865.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.syndicatesyndicate - a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities
gangdom, gangland, organized crime - underworld organizations
Cosa Nostra, Maffia, Mafia - a crime syndicate in the United States; organized in families; believed to have important relations to the Sicilian Mafia
2.syndicate - an association of companies for some definite purpose
association - a formal organization of people or groups of people; "he joined the Modern Language Association"
cartel, corporate trust, combine, trust - a consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition by controlling the production and distribution of a product or service; "they set up the trust in the hope of gaining a monopoly"
3.syndicate - a news agency that sells features or articles or photographs etc. to newspapers for simultaneous publication
news agency, news organisation, news organization, press agency, press association, wire service - an agency to collects news reports for newspapers and distributes it electronically
Verb1.syndicate - join together into a syndicate; "The banks syndicated"
syndicate - organize into or form a syndicate
link up, connect, link, unite, join - be or become joined or united or linked; "The two streets connect to become a highway"; "Our paths joined"; "The travelers linked up again at the airport"
2.syndicate - organize into or form a syndicate
form, organize, organise - create (as an entity); "social groups form everywhere"; "They formed a company"
syndicate - join together into a syndicate; "The banks syndicated"
3.syndicate - sell articles, television programs, or photos to several publications or independent broadcasting stations
sell - exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent; "He sold his house in January"; "She sells her body to survive and support her drug habit"
Translations

syndicate [ˈsɪndɪkɪt] n (gen) → sindicato;
(PRESS) → agencia (de noticias)
syndicate [ˈsɪndɪkɪt] nsyndicat m, coopérative f;
(Press) → agence f de presse
syndicate [ˈsɪndɪkɪt] nInteressengemeinschaft f;
(of businesses) → Verband m;
(of newspapers) → Pressezentrale f
syndicate [ˈsɪndɪkɪt] nsindacato;
(PRESS) → agenzia di stampa

syndicate
n syndicate [ˈsindikət]
1 a council or number of persons who join together to manage a piece of business. sindikaat مَجْلِس أو إتحاد أصْحاب رُؤوس الأموال синдикален съвет sdružení, svaz konsortium das Syndikat συνδικάτο corporación, agrupación sündikaat اتحاديه syndikaatti syndicat הִתאַחֲדוּת व्यवसाय संघ, अभिषद konzorcij, poslovno ili financijsko udruženje za provođenje velikog pothvata szindikátus sindikat bandalag, (hagsmuna)samtök sindacato (industriale) シンジケート 기업 조합, 기업 연합 sindikatas sindikāts sindiket syndicaat syndikat konsorcjum grupo económico sindicat синдикат združenie, zväz, syndikát združenje sindikat syndikat, konsortium สมาคม sendika 辛迪加(企業聯合組織) синдикат تاجروں یا کارخانہ داروں کی مجلس công đoàn, nghiệp đoàn 组织
2 a group of newspapers under the same management. sindikaat عَدد من الصُّحُف تَحْتَ إدارَةٍ واحِدَه синдикат tisková agentura avisgruppe die Pressezentrale δημοσιογραφικός οργανισμός που εκδίδει πολλές εφημερίδες agencia (de prensa) pressisündikaat روزنامه هاي متحد yhteenliittymä syndicat de distribution אֲגוַּדת עִיתוֹנָאִים प्रकाशन हेतु संघ बनाना novinsko udruženje za zajedničku distribuciju i objavljivanje sajtóügynökség sindikat mismunandi dagblöð sem stjórnað er af einum aðila (agenzia di stampa) 同一経営の新聞 동일인 경영의 신문 기업 그룹 sindikatas sindikāts sindiket berita perscombinatie avisgruppe syndykat agência de notícias grup/trust de presă газетный синдикат tlačová agentúra časopisno združenje sindikat syndikat บริษัทที่ขายข่าวให้หนังสือพิมพ์หรือสื่อต่าง ๆ yayın ajansı 報業辛迪加 газетний синдикат اس انتظامیہ کے تحت نکلنے والے اخبارات tổ chức cung cấp bài báo 迪加


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