Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - syndicate

 I. noun  Etymology: French syndicat, from syndic  Date: 1624  1.  a. a council or body of syndics  b. the office or jurisdiction of a syndic  2. an association of persons officially authorized to undertake a duty or negotiate business  3.  a. a group of persons or concerns who combine to carry out a particular transaction or project  b. cartel 2  c. a loose association of racketeers in control of organized crime  4. a business concern that sells materials for publication in a number of newspapers or periodicals simultaneously  5. a group of newspapers under one management  II. verb  (-cated; -cating)  Date: 1882  transitive verb  1. to subject to or manage as a ~  2.  a. to sell (as a cartoon) to a ~ or for publication in many newspapers or periodicals at once; also to sell the work of (as a writer) in this way a ~d columnist  b. to sell (as a series of television programs) directly to local stations  intransitive verb to unite to form a ~  • syndication noun  • syndicator noun