SYNDICATE

[syn.di.cate] n [F syndicat, fr. syndic] (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 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

[2]syn.di.cate vb -cat.ed ; -cat.ing vt (1882) 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 b: to sell (as a series of television programs) directly to local stations ~ vi: to unite to form a syndicate -- syn.di.ca.tion n -- syn.di.ca.tor n