noun , verb
■ noun
/ ˈsɪndɪkət; NAmE / a group of people or companies who work together and help each other in order to achieve a particular aim
■ verb
/ ˈsɪndɪkeɪt/ [ vn ] [ usually passive ] to sell an article, a photograph, a television programme, etc. to several different newspapers, etc. :
His column is syndicated throughout the world.
► syn·di·ca·tion / ˌsɪndɪˈkeɪʃn; NAmE / noun [ U ]
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WORD ORIGIN
early 17th cent. (denoting a committee of government officials): from French syndicat , from medieval Latin syndicatus , from late Latin syndicus delegate of a corporation, from Greek sundikos , from sun- together + dikē justice. Current verb senses date from the late 19th cent.