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01business group
C1 · Advanced Countable noun Formal
n. a group of people or companies that join together to complete a specific business deal or project.
n. a group of individuals or organisations formed to transact specific business or promote a common interest. Often used in finance or large-scale procurement.
“A syndicate of international banks provided the funding for the new bridge.”
“The investment syndicate pooled their resources to acquire the distressed assets before the market could recover.”
Usage
Often used with 'of' followed by the members of the group.
Synonyms
02to distribute media
C1 · Advanced Technical
v. to sell or share articles, photos, or television shows to many different newspapers or channels.
v. to publish or broadcast material simultaneously in a number of newspapers or through multiple television stations.
“The popular comic strip is syndicated in over a thousand newspapers worldwide.”
“After the sitcom reached its hundredth episode, the production company began to syndicate the reruns to local networks across the country.”
Usage
Frequently used in the passive voice.
Synonyms
Real-World Examples
“The compounds, largely run by Chinese criminal syndicates, have proliferated across Cambodia , Laos, the Philippines and Myanmar-Thai border areas since the pandemic.” “In South Africa, seven sites linked to a syndicate involved in romance and investment scams were raided.” Etymology
Anglicized from French syndicat (“office of a syndic; board of syndics; trade union”) on the basis of -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office, a group formed of people of this same office), equivalent to syndic (“syndic; representative; (especially) chief magistrate of Geneva”) + -at (“-ate”, forms nouns denoting rank or office), from Medieval Latin *syndicātus, from syndicus (“representative of a corporation or town; syndic”) (from Ancient Greek σύνδικος (súndikos, “advocate for a defendant”), from σύν (sún, “beside; with”) + δίκη (díkē, “judgment; justice”)) + -ātus (“-ate”). By surface analysis, syndic + -ate. Compare Italian sindacato (“syndicate; trade union; audit, control, supervision”), Occitan sendegat, Portuguese sindicato (“trade union”), Spanish sindicado, sindicato (“office of a syndic; syndicate; trade union”).
From the noun or French syndiquer, either on the basis of -ate (verb-forming suffix).
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Exam level
- CambridgeCambridgeCambridge English QualificationsThe exam suite from Cambridge University Press & Assessment, from A1 Movers up to C2 Proficiency. The benchmark names double as CEFR labels.C1 AdvancedIELTSIELTSInternational English Language Testing SystemThe 0–9 band test co-owned by the British Council, IDP, and Cambridge. Used for university entry, work, and migration.7.0–8.0TOEFL iBTTOEFL iBTTest of English as a Foreign Language, Internet-Based TestETS's academic English test, the standard route for US university admissions. Scored 0–120, with a 1–6 scale since 2026.1–6 scale: 5.0–5.595–113TOEICTOEICTest of English for International CommunicationETS's workplace English test, big in Japan and Korea. Listening & Reading scores 10–990 and tops out at C1.945–990
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