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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Patrick Crehan buys fuel on behalf of a 3,500 member consortium, who are mainly agricultural farmers.
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026
Mistral AI said Monday it had raised $830 million from a consortium of banks in its first debt-financing operation.
From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026
Last year, BlackRock was part of a consortium that bought one of the world's largest data centre providers, Aligned Data Centres, in a $40bn deal.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
A consortium of tech and defense firms, including Lockheed Martin, aims to test the Golden Dome software this summer.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
Woods was part of an international consortium of scientists studying terra preta.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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