consortium

[ kuh n-sawr-shee-uh m, -tee- ]

/ kənˈsɔr ʃi əm, -ti- /

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noun, plural con·sor·ti·a [kuh n-sawr-shee-uh, -tee-uh] /kənˈsɔr ʃi ə, -ti ə/.

a combination of financial institutions, capitalists, etc., for carrying into effect some financial operation requiring large resources of capital.

any association, partnership, or union.

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.

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Origin of consortium

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

Related formscon·sor·ti·al, adjective

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Examples from the Web for consortium

A consortium of European countries led by Germany pledged funds to be shepherded by the United Nations.
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A consortium of scientists and the American Civil Liberties Union eventually sued to invalidate the patents a few years ago.
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If all of those votes had been counted statewide, the consortium determined that Al Gore would have won.
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Another question is whether the electors would have counted the overvote the same way that the consortium did.
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A consortium of journalists has for months attempted to penetrate offshore banking secrecy.
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But to any European radical Mr. Lamont's statement that the consortium does not want control reads like a contradiction in terms.
The Problem of China|Bertrand Russell
The specific protests of Chinese in this countrymainly Cantoneseagainst the Consortium seem to me mainly based on misapprehension.
China, Japan and the U.S.A.|John Dewey
In Japan, opinion ranged from imperialistic chauvinism to liberal recognition of the consortium as a way out of the mess.
The Pacific Triangle|Sydney Greenbie
The closed shop in international finance has been ushered in, and the union of world bankers is now known as the Consortium.
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If Japan joins whole-heartedly in the consortium, she may be the greatest gainer.
The Pacific Triangle|Sydney Greenbie

British Dictionary definitions for consortium

consortium

/ (kənˈsɔːtɪəm) /

noun plural -tia (-tɪə)

an association of financiers, companies, etc, esp one formed for a particular purpose

law the right of husband or wife to the company, assistance, and affection of the other

Derived Formsconsortial, adjective

Word Origin for consortium

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

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Word Origin and History for consortium

consortium

1829, from Latin consortium "fellowship, participation, society," from consors (genitive consortis; see consort (n.)). Earlier, in British law, a term for "right of husband's access to his wife."