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   syndicate

   noun

   • 1. a group of individuals or organizations combined to promote a common interest: "large-scale buyouts involving a syndicate of financial institutions"
   • ▪ an association or agency supplying material simultaneously to a number of newspapers or periodicals.
   • 2. a committee of syndics.

   verb

   • 1. control or manage by a syndicate.
   • ▪ publish or broadcast (material) simultaneously in a number of newspapers, television stations, etc.: "her cartoon strip is syndicated in 1,400 newspapers worldwide"
   • ▪ sell (a horse) to a syndicate: "the stallion was syndicated for a record $5.4 million"

   Word Origin early 17th century (denoting a committee of syndics): from French syndicat, from medieval Latin syndicatus, from late Latin syndicus ‘delegate of a corporation’ (see syndic). Current verb senses date from the late 19th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. syndicator noun

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