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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • conˈsortial, adjective
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Other Words From

  • con·sorti·al adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of consortium1

1820–30; < Latin: partnership, equivalent to consort- consort + -ium -ium
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Word History and Origins

Origin of consortium1

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

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

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.

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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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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