Syndicate Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary (original) (raw)
Britannica Dictionary definition of SYNDICATE
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1
a
:
a group of people or businesses that work together
- A syndicate owns the company.
— often + of
- The company is owned by a syndicate of investors.
- The money for the project was provided by a syndicate of banks.
b
:
a group of people who are involved in organized crime
- a crime syndicate
2
:
a business that sells something (such as a piece of writing, comic strip, or photograph) to several different newspapers or magazines for publication at the same time
:
a business that syndicates something
3
:
a group of newspapers that are managed by one company
- a newspaper syndicate
Britannica Dictionary definition of SYNDICATE
[+ object]
1
:
to sell (something, such as a piece of writing, comic strip, or photograph) to many different newspapers or magazines for publication at the same time
- The company syndicates her work.
— often used as (be) syndicated
- His column is syndicated in all the major newspapers.
- a syndicated column/columnist
2
:
to sell (a series of television or radio programs) to many different stations at the same time
- The company syndicated the show to local stations.
— often used as (be) syndicated
- The program has been syndicated nationally.
- a syndicated program
— syndication
noun
[noncount]
- The television show's syndication begins next fall.
- The show is now in syndication. [=reruns of the show are being shown on different stations that have paid to show them]