syndicate
English meaning: Syndicate
Definition
A group of individuals or companies formed to transact some specific business, or to promote a common interest; a self-coordinating group.
Example
“a gambling syndicate”
Another example: “A betting syndicate pooled their money to buy thousands of lottery tickets.”
Usage — When, Where & How
A noun for a group joined for a shared business purpose, often with negative connotations (a 'crime syndicate') or neutral ones (a 'loan syndicate', a 'media syndicate'). Common in business, media, and crime contexts. Also a verb (to syndicate content).
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From French 'syndicat', from Medieval Latin 'syndicatus', from Greek 'syndikos' (an advocate for a group), entering English in the 1600s.
Synonyms
- consortium
- group
- cartel
- association
- combine
Related Words
- strip
- syndication
- strips
- hearst
- cartoonist
- syndicated
- mafia
- comic
- gambling
- tribune
Common Collocations
- crime syndicate
- loan syndicate
- betting syndicate
- media syndicate
- form a syndicate
Word Forms
syndicate (n); syndicates (pl.); syndicate (v); syndicated; syndicating
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Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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