consortium

[ kuhn-sawr-shee-uhm, -tee- ]

noun

, plural con·sor·ti·a [k, uh, n-, sawr, -shee-, uh, -tee-, uh].

1. a combination of financial institutions, capitalists, etc., for carrying into effect some financial operation requiring large resources of capital.
2. any association, partnership, or union.
3. Law. the legal right of partners in a marriage to companionship and conjugal intercourse with each other:

   In a wrongful death action the surviving spouse commonly seeks damages for loss of consortium.

consortium

/ kənˈsɔːtɪəm /

noun

1. an association of financiers, companies, etc, esp one formed for a particular purpose
2. law the right of husband or wife to the company, assistance, and affection of the other

Derived Forms

• conˈsortial, adjective

Other Words From

• con·sorti·al adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of consortium¹

1820–30; < Latin: partnership, equivalent to consort- consort + -ium -ium

Word History and Origins

Origin of consortium¹

C19: from Latin: community of goods, partnership; see consort

Example Sentences

A big consortium that includes Indigo Ag has already raised over $20 million to build a marketplace to sell soil-carbon credits.

From MIT Technology Review

Bloomberg News wasn’t included in the consortium and hasn’t seen the leaked documents.

From Fortune

Not to be outdone, a consortium of companies led by Facebook is working on a new form of digital money called Libra, which is pegged to traditional currencies, and could offer the social network’s billions of users a new way to shop and pay.

From Fortune

Then it’s west to House in the Wild, a lodge on the edge of the Masai Mara, where guests can explore the Enon­kishu Conservancy, a consortium of Masai communities.

From Outside Online

The consortium encompasses some area K–12 schools, various nonprofits and UC Irvine.

From Science News

Two October surveys conducted on behalf of an independent Kentucky media consortium have shown that the race is a dead heat.

From The Daily Beast

Then a little consortium of people in the psychedelic community—especially the most credentialed ones—presented their evidence.

From The Daily Beast

A consortium of European countries led by Germany pledged funds to be shepherded by the United Nations.

From The Daily Beast

A consortium of scientists and the American Civil Liberties Union eventually sued to invalidate the patents a few years ago.

From The Daily Beast

If all of those votes had been counted statewide, the consortium determined that Al Gore would have won.

From The Daily Beast

The consortium was not to interfere in the domestic affairs of China.

From Project Gutenberg

If Japan joins whole-heartedly in the consortium, she may be the greatest gainer.

From Project Gutenberg

But to any European radical Mr. Lamont's statement that the consortium does not want control reads like a contradiction in terms.

From Project Gutenberg

There is a consortium as regards loans, which will have the power of the purse and will therefore be the real Government of China.

From Project Gutenberg

As the Americans are the only people who have much spare capital, they will control the consortium.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• association
• body
• business
• circle
• club
• company
• cooperative
• corporation
• establishment
• federation
• industry
• institute
• institution
• league
• party
• society
• team
• union