syn·di·cate
ˈsin-di-kət 
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
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
syn·di·cate
ˈsin-də-ˌkāt
syndicated; syndicating
1
: to subject to or manage as a syndicate
2
a
: to sell (something, such as a cartoon) to a syndicate or for publication in many newspapers or periodicals at once
also
: to sell the work of (someone, such as a writer) in this way
a syndicated columnist
b
: to sell (something, such as a series of television programs) directly to local stations
: to unite to form a syndicate
Examples of syndicate in a Sentence
Noun
A syndicate owns the company.
a powerful banking syndicate that controls loans in the small country
Verb
The company syndicates her work.
The company syndicated the show to local stations.
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Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025
Jones confidential info about Player 3’w medical condition for the February 9, 2023 and January 15, 2024 games and leaked that info to co-conspirators in the gambling syndicate.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2025
Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 29 Oct. 2025
So did syndicated adult contemporary host Delilah, who ultimately put it in rotation on her national show.
—Tom Roland, Billboard, 16 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Elon Musk’s SpaceX has disabled more than 2,500 Starlink devices in and around scam centers in Myanmar, following warnings from activists that mainly Chinese syndicates were using the technology to defraud people worldwide.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025
Jones confidential info about Player 3’w medical condition for the February 9, 2023 and January 15, 2024 games and leaked that info to co-conspirators in the gambling syndicate.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
Garfield was introduced to readers in 1978 and is syndicated presently in about 2,100 newspapers.
—Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 29 Oct. 2025
So did syndicated adult contemporary host Delilah, who ultimately put it in rotation on her national show.
—Tom Roland, Billboard, 16 Oct. 2025
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“Syndicate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/syndicate. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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syndicate
1 of 2 noun
syn·di·cate
ˈsin-di-kət
1
: an association of persons involved in some official duty or business
2
: an association of people involved in organized crime
3
: a business concern that sells materials for publication at the same time in a number of newspapers or magazines
syndicate
2 of 2 verb
syn·di·cate
ˈsin-də-ˌkāt
syndicated; syndicating
1
: to operate as a syndicate
2
: to sell (as a cartoon) for publication in several newspapers or magazines at once
also
: to sell the work of (as a writer) in this way
a syndicated columnist
3
: to join to form a syndicate
Legal Definition
syndicate
1 of 2 noun
syn·di·cate
ˈsin-di-kət
1
: a group organized to carry out a particular transaction or enterprise
2
: an association of organized criminals
syndicate
2 of 2 verb
syn·di·cate
ˈsin-di-ˌkāt
syndicated; syndicating
: to form or manage as or through a syndicate
a syndicated tax shelter
: to unite to form a syndicate
Etymology
Noun
French syndicat the office or jurisdiction of a syndic
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