syndicate (EN)

noun, verb

noun “syndicate”

1. an association of individuals or organizations formed to carry out a specific business project or to promote a shared interest
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   A syndicate of investors purchased the property to develop a new shopping center.
2. (crime) an organized group involved in illegal activities
   The police arrested members of a syndicate responsible for cyber fraud.
3. (media) an agency that supplies content, such as articles or cartoons, for simultaneous publication in multiple media outlets
   Her comic strip is distributed by a syndicate to newspapers nationwide.

verb “syndicate”

1. to sell something (such as a piece of writing or other content) for publication in many newspapers, magazines, or other media outlets at the same time
   The columnist syndicated her articles to over fifty newspapers.
2. to organize companies or individuals into a syndicate
   Several banks syndicated to fund the large infrastructure project.