syndicate

  1. Noun.  A group of individuals or companies formed to transact some specific business, or to promote a common interest; a self-coordinating group.
  2. Noun.  A similar group of gangsters engaged in organized crime.
  3. Noun.  A chain of newspapers, or an agency that distributes features to multiple newspapers.
  4. Verb.  (intransitive) To become a syndicate.
  5. Verb.  (transitive) To put under the control of a group acting as a unit.
  6. Verb.  (transitive) To release media content through a syndicate to be published or broadcast through multiple outlets.

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