I. syn ‧ di ‧ cate 1 /ˈsɪndəkət, ˈsɪndɪkət/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: French ; Origin: syndicat , from syndic 'someone who does business for another' , from Late Latin syndicus , from Greek , from syn- ( ⇨ ↑ syn- ) + dike 'judgment, law case' ]
a group of people or companies who join together in order to achieve a particular aim
syndicate of
a syndicate of banks
II. syn ‧ di ‧ cate 2 /ˈsɪndəkeɪt, ˈsɪndɪkeɪt/ BrE AmE verb
[transitive usually passive] to arrange for written work, photographs etc to be sold to a number of different newspapers, magazines etc:
His column is syndicated throughout America.
—syndication /ˌsɪndəˈkeɪʃ ə n, ˌsɪndɪˈkeɪʃ ə n/ noun [uncountable]