Syndicate
WordNet
noun
(1) An association of companies for some definite purpose
(2) A loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities
(3) A news agency that sells features or articles or photographs etc. to newspapers for simultaneous publication
verb
(4) Sell articles, television programs, or photos to several publications or independent broadcasting stations
(5) Organize into or form a syndicate
(6) Join together into a syndicate
"The banks syndicated"
WiktionaryText
Noun
- A group of individuals or companies formed to transact some specific business, or to promote a common interest; a self-coordinating group.
- A similar group of gangsters engaged in organized crime.
- A chain of newspapers, or an agency that distributes features to multiple newspapers.
Verb
- To become a syndicate.
- To put under the control of a group acting as a unit.
- To release media content through a syndicate to be published or broadcast through multiple outlets.