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consortium

American  
[kuhn-sawr-shee-uhm, -tee-] / kənˈsɔr ʃi əm, -ti- /

noun

plural

consortia

  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 British  
/ 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

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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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OHB and Indra Space oppose the deal, fearing it will reduce competition in the European satellite market and affect consortia.

From The Wall Street Journal

Newsom said joining the WHO-led consortium would enable California to respond faster to communicable disease outbreaks and other public health threats.

From Los Angeles Times

The National Iranian Oil Co. returned to foreign control, this time by a consortium of Western oil companies, including the U.S.

From Barron's

The National Iranian Oil Co. returned to foreign control, this time by a consortium of Western oil companies, including the U.S.

From Barron's

The consortium, which also includes the Qatar Investment Authority and the California Public Employees’ Retirement System, will pay $15 a share for the world’s largest supplier of clean energy to corporations.

From Barron's

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