syndicate: [17] A syndicate was originally a ‘body of syndics’ or delegates. Syndic [17] came via Old French syndic ‘delegate’ and late Latin syndicus ‘delegate’ from Greek súndikos ‘assistant in a court of law, public advocate’. This was a compound noun formed from the prefix sun- ‘with’ and díkē ‘judgment’.
syndicate (n.)
1620s, "council or body of representatives," from French syndicat (15c.), from syndic "representative of a corporation" (see syndic) + -at (see -ate (1)). Meaning "combination of capitalists or companies to carry out some commercial undertaking" first occurs 1865. Publishing sense of "association of publishers for purchasing articles, etc., for simultaneous publication in a number of newspapers" is from 1889. As a synonym for "organized crime, the Mob" it is recorded from 1929.
syndicate (v.)
1889, "form into a syndicate," from syndicate (n.). Meaning "sell for simultaneous publication" is from 1889. Earlier it meant "to judge, censure" (1610s), from Medieval Latin syndicatus, past participle of syndicare. Related: Syndicated; syndicating.
例文
1. They formed a syndicate to buy the car in which they competed in the race.
彼らは彼らがレーシングカーに参加したときに使った車を共同で買った。
2.The One Australia syndicate is to become the sixth challenger for the 1995 Americas Cup.
オーストラリア1号という船団は、1995年のアメリカンカップを争う6人目の挑戦者となる。
3.A syndicate of local businessmen is bidding for the contract.
地元企業家の連合組織がこの契約に入札している。
4.The crime syndicate has the goods on the governor and is blackmailing him.
その元凶集団は州知事の確実な罪状を把握し、脅迫している。
5.A first-class team of syndicate chairmen was provided by the banks.