n. & v.
--n.
1. a combination of individuals or commercial firms to promote some common interest.
2 an association or agency supplying material simultaneously to a number of newspapers or periodicals.
3 a group of people who combine to buy or rent property, gamble, organize crime, etc.
4 a committee of syndics.
--v.tr.
1. form into a syndicate.
2 publish (material) through a syndicate.
Derivatives:
syndication n.
Etymology: F syndicat f. med.L syndicatus f. LL syndicus: see SYNDIC