syndicate
Definitions
A group of people or companies that join together for a shared business or purpose
辛迪加，企业联合体，财团；（犯罪）集团
To sell (an article, cartoon, or show) to several newspapers or outlets at once; to form into a syndicate
（向多家媒体）联合发行；组成联合组织
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedVia French from Greek/Latin syndicus, 'a representative or advocate' — syn- 'together' + a dic- element meaning 'one who speaks (for justice).' A syndicus spoke on behalf of a group; a syndicate became the group itself, joined to act with one voice. The media sense (syndicate a column) means one piece 'spoken' through many outlets at once.
Root dic still carries 82 more wordsWhy It Means This
A more distant relative, but the dic 'speak' thread survives. The original syndic was a spokesperson 'speaking together' for a group's interests. From that role grew the modern syndicate — investors, businesses, or even criminals banded together to act as one. In media, to syndicate is to make one voice heard everywhere at once.
Common Collocations
- 1.crime syndicate犯罪集团
- 2.news syndicate新闻辛迪加
- 3.syndicate of investors投资者联合体
- 4.[media syndicate]媒体联合机构
Example Sentences
- 1.
A syndicate of banks agreed to fund the huge project.
- 2.
The police broke up a major crime syndicate.
- 3.
His comic strip is syndicated in over two hundred newspapers.