I. ˈsin-di-kət noun
Etymology: French syndicat, from syndic
Date: 1624
1.
a. : a council or body of syndics
b. : the office or jurisdiction of a syndic
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. : cartel 2
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
II. ˈsin-də-ˌkāt verb
( -cat·ed ; -cat·ing )
Date: 1882
transitive verb
1. : to subject to or manage as a syndicate
2.
a. : to sell (as a cartoon) to a syndicate or for publication in many newspapers or periodicals at once ; also : to sell the work of (as a writer) in this way
a syndicated columnist
b. : to sell (as a series of television programs) directly to local stations
intransitive verb
: to unite to form a syndicate
• syn·di·ca·tion ˌsin-də-ˈkā-shən noun
• syn·di·ca·tor ˈsin-də-ˌkā-tər noun