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syndic /sinˈdik/ noun- A person chosen to transact business for others, esp the accredited legal representative of a corporation, society or company
- A member of a committee of the Senate of Cambridge University
- (at various times and places) a magistrate or mayor
- (in ancient Greece) an advocate, delegate or judge
ORIGIN: Gr syndikos, from syn with, and dikē justice synˈdical adjective (syndical chamber or union A French trade union) synˈdicalism noun A development of trade unionism which originated in France, aiming at putting the means of production in the hands of unions of workers synˈdicalist noun and adjective syndicalistˈic adjective synˈdicate /-di-kət/ noun - A body of people chosen to watch the interests of a company, or to manage a bankrupt's property
- A combination of people for some common purpose or interest
- An association of business people or companies to undertake a project requiring a large amount of capital
- An association of criminals who organize and control illegal operations
- A combined group of newspapers
- A body of syndics
- A council
- The office of a syndic
transitive verb /-kāt/ - To control, effect, or publish by means of a syndicate
- To sell (eg an article) for simultaneous publication in a number of newspapers or periodicals
- To sell radio or TV programmes for broadcasting by many different radio or TV stations
- To join in a syndicate
- To judge, censure (obsolete)
intransitive verb To join in a syndicate syndicāˈtion noun synˈdicātor noun |