consortium
Americannoun
plural
consortia-
a combination of financial institutions, capitalists, etc., for carrying into effect some financial operation requiring large resources of capital.
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any association, partnership, or union.
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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.
noun
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an association of financiers, companies, etc, esp one formed for a particular purpose
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law the right of husband or wife to the company, assistance, and affection of the other
Other Word Forms
- consortial adjective
Etymology
Origin of consortium
1820–30; < Latin: partnership, equivalent to consort- consort + -ium -ium
Example Sentences
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They include reducing enrichment to as low as 1.5% from up to 60% currently, pausing enrichment for a number of years, or processing it through an Arab-Iranian consortium based in Iran.
A consortium led by former professional poker player James Bord has pulled out of a proposed £47.8m takeover of Sheffield Wednesday.
From BBC
Low-enriched uranium would be supplied to Tehran by an international consortium outside the country that Washington would organize and oversee.
The consortium that owns Cirebon Power said it follows government regulations and wastewater is expelled "in a clear, pure condition, at the same temperature as the seawater".
From Barron's
Yet U.S. officials are again mired in discussions about nuclear enrichment, stockpiled uranium and regional consortia.
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