syndicate

n.

1. An association of people or firms authorized to undertake a duty or transact specific business.
2. An association of people or firms formed to engage in an enterprise or promote a common interest.
3. A loose affiliation of gangsters in control of organized criminal activities.
4. An agency that sells articles, features, or photographs for publication in a number of newspapers or periodicals simultaneously.
5. A company consisting of a number of separate newspapers; a newspaper chain.
6. The office, position, or jurisdiction of a syndic or body of syndics.

v., -cat·ed, -cat·ing, -cates. (-kāt')

v.tr.

1. 1. To organize into or manage as a syndicate.
   2. To sell shares in.
2. To sell (a comic strip or column, for example) through a syndicate for simultaneous publication in newspapers or periodicals.
3. To sell (a television series, for example) directly to independent stations.

v.intr.
To join together in a syndicate.

[French syndicat, from Old French, office of syndic, from Medieval Latin syndicātus, from Late Latin syndicus, syndic. See syndic.]

syndication syn'di·ca'tion n.
syndicator syn'di·ca'tor n.

A publishing format that lets people view headlines of the latest updates from their favorite blogs and Web sites all from within a single newsreader program. The major syndication formats are RSS and Atom, and most newsreaders support both formats. See RSS and Atom.

The XML-based format, known as a "feed," "news feed" or "Web feed," includes a headline, short description and link to the article. For a master list of syndication feeds, visit www.syndic8.com.

Software automates the process of creating feeds, and many blog publishing applications offer a feed creation option. The syndication feed has also become a way to advertise software updates. Since spam filters are automatically trashing many e-mail newsletters, the syndication format has become an alternate way of disseminating up-to-date information.

For Web Sites

A syndication format enables Web sites that share a common interest to expand their content by publishing news headlines from other Web sites and blogs. In fact, a large news site can be entirely made up of syndication feeds.

The User's Newsreader

By subscribing to several feeds, users can quickly review the latest news on those sites from a consolidated index rather than browsing from site to site. The software viewer, which is called an "RSS reader," "newsreader," "news aggregator," "feed viewer" or "headline viewer," automatically searches selected sites and presents the latest headlines in chronological order to the user. The headlines are clicked to retrieve and render the content (see example below). Viewer plug-ins for Web browsers are also available.

In addition, there are Web sites that search for and aggregate feeds that are displayed entirely in the browser. Subscribing to sites such as BlogLines www.bloglines.com) and PubSub www.pubsub.com) eliminate the need to download a news reader or a plug-in, as any Web browser can be used. A source for finding feeds is the RSS Network www.rss-network.com), a search engine devoted to finding sites with syndication feeds. For help in creating and managing your own feed, an informative source is www.feedforall.com.

Headline Viewer

This appropriately named Headline Viewer www.headlineviewer.com) aggregates headlines from RSS and Atom feeds. To get users started, it comes with a library of feeds by category to choose from. The feeds are displayed in a hierarchical index on the left, the article's titles at the top, and the page rendered at the bottom. Dragging and dropping an orange XML or RSS button from a Web site into the index automatically subscribes to a new feed.

The Feed Icons

Orange XML and RSS icons on Web sites are feed subscription identifiers. Either dragging and dropping them into a software viewer subscribes to the feed or right clicking them reveals the URL, which can be copied. An XML icon may be an RSS or Atom feed.

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A group of bankers, insurers, etcetera, who work together on a large project.

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A syndicate only works together temporarily. They are commonly used for large loans or underwritings to reduce the risk that each individual firm must take on.

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Group of investment bankers that, operating under the Agreement Among Underwriters, agrees to purchase a New Issue of securities from the issuer for resale to the investment public; also called the Underwriting Group or syndicate. The purchase group is distinguished from the Selling Group, which is organized by the purchase group and includes the members of the purchase group along with other investment bankers. The selling group's function is Distribution.

The agreement among underwriters, also called the purchase group agreement, is distinguished from the underwriting or purchase agreement, which is between the underwriting group and the issuer. See also Underwrite.

1. Sell or distribute a television program or series to one or more local stations. Syndicated programs include reruns of former network presentations, made-for-TV movies, and film presentations.

2. Group of newspapers, such as the Hearst chain, owned or managed by the same person or company.

3. Sell or distribute a newspaper supplement or feature column to a number of publications for release at the same time.

4. Offer for sale the findings of a research company. Syndicated research services conduct research in the areas of consumer and product information, broadcast audience composition, magazine and newspaper readership, and product usage, and then sell their results to various clients on a subscription basis.

5. Sell or distribute mailing lists. (Syndicated mailings are used by a company that will prepare letters, brochures, and pamphlets about its products and then turn over these materials to another company that specializes in mailing materials to prospects from its own prepared lists.)

6. Sell or distribute artwork to advertisers, advertising agencies, or others who use artwork in their advertising; a syndicated art service.

1. Banking. Project financing common in the Eurobond and Euronote markets, and also in the United States, whereby a group of commercial bankers and investment bankers each agrees to advance a portion of the funding. Typically, the financing is arranged by a single bank at narrow interest rate spreads above the lender's cost of funds. The syndicator acts as investment manager, collecting a loan origination fee or commitment fee from the borrower, and arranging for the sale of Euronotes to other banks in the group. Typically, the syndicator keeps only a small portion of the total financing, generally less than 10% of the total value of the loan.

The syndicated loan differs from a Loan Participation because the syndicate members are known at the outset to the borrower. Syndication also separates the lead banker from the group of financial institutions that ultimately fund the obligation. See also Note Issuance Facility; Revolving Underwriting Facility; Tender Panel.

2. Securities. A group of investment bankers who purchases a new offering of securities from an issuer for resale to the investing public at a fixed price. Also called the purchase group or underwriting group. Operating rules of the investment syndicate, led by a Managing Underwriter, are spelled out in the Agreement Among Underwriters . The purchase group, which may include commercial bankers, differs from the Selling Group.

3. Investments. The purchase of shares in investments promising tax avoidance, or reinvestment of earnings without paying income taxes, usually through Limited Partnership participations in real estate, oil and gas exploration, and so on, sold through an investment syndicate or a broker-dealer. The Tax Reform Act of 1986 sharply curtailed so-called passive losses in tax shelter investments.

noun

A combination of businesses closely interconnected for common profit: cartel, combine, pool, trust. See group, money.

This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

An association of individuals formed for the purpose of conducting a particular business; a joint venture.

A syndicate is a general term describing any group that is formed to conduct some type of business. For example, a syndicate may be formed by a group of investment bankers who underwrite and distribute new issues of securities or blocks of outstanding issues. Syndicates can be organized as corporations or partnerships.

Newspaper or press syndicates came into existence after the Civil War. A press syndicate sells the exclusive rights to entertainment features, such as gossip and advice columns, comic strips, and serialized books, to a subscribing newspaper in each territory. These "syndicated" features, which appear simultaneously around the United States, can generate large sums for the creators of the features and for the syndicate that sells them. Similarly, when television programs are syndicated, one station in each television market is allowed to broadcast a popular game show or rebroadcast a popular network series. A syndicated show may be televised at different times depending on the schedule of the local station. In contrast, on network television, a program is televised nationally at one scheduled time.

The term syndicate is also associated with organized crime. In the 1930s, the term crime syndicate was often used to describe a loose association of racketeers in control of organized crime throughout the United States. For example, the infamous "Murder, Inc." of the 1930s, which was part of a national crime syndicate, was founded to threaten, assault, or murder designated victims for a price. A member of the crime syndicate anywhere in the United States could contract with Murder, Inc., to hire a "hit man" to kill a person.

IN BRIEF: An organization that sells articles, comic strips, etc. to a number of newspapers.

The Associated Press is a well-established news syndicate.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - syndikat, konsortium
v. tr. - sammenslutte i konsortium, danne et konsortium, offentliggøre samtidigt flere steder
v. intr. - danne et konsortium

Nederlands (Dutch)
syndicaat, belangengroepering

Français (French)
n. - (Comm, Fin) syndicat, consortium, groupement, (Journ) syndicat de distribution, bureau, statut, ou juridiction d'un syndic
v. tr. - syndiquer, former un syndicat, vendre par l'intermédiaire d'un syndicat de distribution
v. intr. - former un syndicat, se syndiquer

Deutsch (German)
n. - Syndikat, Presseagentur, Tippgemeinschaft
v. - in mehreren Zeitungen gleichzeitig veröffentlichen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - συνδικάτο, πρακτορείο διανομής δημοσιογραφικής ύλης (για ταυτόχρονη δημοσίευση)
v. - συγκροτώ κοινοπραξία ή συνδικάτο, δημοσιεύω μέσω πρακτορείου διανομής δημοσιογραφικής ύλης

Italiano (Italian)
sindacato

Português (Portuguese)
n. - sindicato (m)
v. - sindicalizar

Русский (Russian)
синдикат, консорциум, агентство печати, продающее различным газетам информацию, группа газет, принадлежащая одной корпорации, организация гангстеров, объединять в синдикаты, передавать информацию в агентство печати

Español (Spanish)
n. - sindicato, cadena de periódicos, agencia de prensa, sindicatura, asociación para explotar un negocio, sindicato financiero
v. tr. - sindicar, asociar, vender (artículos, fotografías) a varios periódicos para su publicación simultánea
v. intr. - sindicarse

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - syndikat, konsortium, kartell
v. - kontrollera gm ett syndikat, ombilda till ett syndikat, slå samman, publicera samtidigt i olika tidningar

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
企业联合组织, 财团, 供稿联合组织, 报业联盟, 联合会, 加入联合组织, 同时向各家报章杂志发稿, 组成企业联盟

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 企業聯合組織, 財團, 供稿聯合組織, 報業聯盟, 聯合會
v. tr. - 加入聯合組織, 同時向各家報章雜誌發稿
v. intr. - 組成企業聯盟

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 기업 활동, 기업 조합, 채권 인수 조합
v. tr. - 신디케이트 조직으로 하다, 신문 협회를 통하여 발행하다
v. intr. - 신디케이트를 만들다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - シンジケート, 企業連合, 新聞雑誌連盟, 組織暴力団
v. - 配給する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) نقابه (فعل) يوجد في نقابه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮איגוד או התאגדות של בעלי-עסקים, סינדיקט, שירות המפיץ ידיעות לעיתונים רבים בו-זמנית‬
v. tr. - ‮מכר ע"י סינדיקט, פרסם ע"י סינדיקט, איגד‬
v. intr. - ‮התאגד‬

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