1. A group of individuals or companies formed to transact some specific business or to promote a common interest
   "A syndicate of universities collaborated on the research project";
   - consortium, pool
    
2. A news agency that sells features, articles or photographs etc. to newspapers for simultaneous publication
   "The columnist's work was distributed through a national syndicate"
    
3. A loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities
   "The crime syndicate controlled illegal gambling operations across the state";
   - crime syndicate, mob, family

1. Join together into a syndicate
   "The banks syndicated"
    
2. Organize into or form a syndicate
   "The investors syndicated the loan to spread the risk"
    
3. Sell articles, television programs, or photos to several publications or independent broadcasting stations
   "The columnist syndicated her popular advice column to newspapers nationwide"

Derived forms: syndicating, syndicates, syndicated

Type of: association, connect, flog [Brit, informal], form, gangdom, gangland, join, link, link up, news agency, news organisation [Brit], news organization, organise [Brit], organised crime [Brit], organize, organized crime, press agency, press association, sell, unite, wire service

Encyclopedia: Syndicate, Indiana