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syndicate

syndicate

5 5.9
A group of companies that work together on one business project
  • noun
  • /ˈsɪndɪˌkeɪt/
translation icon : consorcio
  • To ensure a successful launch, the syndicate pooled their resources for the marketing campaign.
  • a syndicate of banks
  • an investment syndicate
  • a syndicate of professionals

Tony Steffen, my coaching client, has a syndicate.

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Examples

  • Any financial offer should be put formally to the syndicate for consideration.

  • A group of companies formed a syndicate to invest in renewable energy projects.

  • So they form a syndicate, a group of investment banks that that are all participating in the issue of the security.

  • I have a syndicate that'll buy the painting.

  • I think they're voting on a new head of the syndicate.

  • I am head of this syndicate, and Charley is now skipper.

  • Jean Yves and Niko are part of a European syndicate.

  • The scope of interests pursued by the syndicates is not limited to the functional interests cited above.

    Academic text (1995)
  • Since the mid-1980s, relations between the state and the syndicates have been significantly transformed.

    Academic text (1995)
  • The syndicate of real estate developers collaborated to build the new housing complex.

Synonyms

coalition
vssyndicate
525 4.3

A group of people or organizations that join together to work for the same goal

is specifically a business association for projects or shared interests
pool
vssyndicate
360 3.4

A group of people or companies who share resources for a common goal

is formed to carry out a specific business project or promote shared interest
consortium
vssyndicate
62 6.7

A group of companies or organizations that work together on a project

is formed for a specific business project or to promote a shared interest
trust
vssyndicate
  • Archaic
45 7.0

A group of companies that work together to control a market

aims to carry out specific business projects or promote shared interests instead of market control
combine
vssyndicate
3 7.1

A group of companies that join to control production and reduce competition

focuses on projects or promoting shared interests rather than controlling markets

Compounds

An organized group of criminals who work together to do illegal things

How Organized

cartel
210 7.9
consortium
62 6.7
syndicate
5 5.9
association
188 2.8
group
1.0

Surface Forms

syndicate singular
syndicates plural

Etymology

Syndicate has syn- 'together' at its heart, so it originally meant a group acting for a common purpose. That's why a business syndicate is an association of companies who join forces to do a big project.