1. (

• syndicate ,
• crime_syndicate ,
• mob ,
• family ,

) a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities ;

2. (

• consortium ,
• pool ,
• syndicate

) an association of companies for some definite purpose ;

3. (

• syndicate ,

) a news agency that sells features or articles or photographs etc. to newspapers for simultaneous publication ;

1. (

• syndicate ,

) join together into a syndicate; "The banks syndicated" ;

2. (

• syndicate

) organize into or form a syndicate ;

3. (

• syndicate

) sell articles, television programs, or photos to several publications or independent broadcasting stations ;