consortium

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

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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.

Origin of consortium

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

Related formscon·sor·ti·al, adjective

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Related Words for consortium

conference, group, society, club, company, union, organization, merger, wedding, patent, trust, cartel, holding, ownership, body, league, federation, business, institute, corporation

Examples from the Web for consortium

Contemporary Examples of consortium

A consortium of European countries led by Germany pledged funds to be shepherded by the United Nations.
Is Rafael Correa the Next Hugo Chavez?
Mac Margolis
August 22, 2013
A consortium of scientists and the American Civil Liberties Union eventually sued to invalidate the patents a few years ago.
The Supremes Get It Right, Naturally.
Sam Kean
June 14, 2013
If all of those votes had been counted statewide, the consortium determined that Al Gore would have won.
What if the Supreme Court Had Declined to Hear Bush v. Gore?
Megan McArdle
April 29, 2013
Another question is whether the electors would have counted the overvote the same way that the consortium did.
What if the Supreme Court Had Declined to Hear Bush v. Gore?
Megan McArdle
April 29, 2013
A consortium of journalists has for months attempted to penetrate offshore banking secrecy.
Russian Corruption is Poisoning Britain
David Frum
April 4, 2013

Historical Examples of consortium

The consortium was not to interfere in the domestic affairs of China.
The Pacific Triangle
Sydney Greenbie
If Japan joins whole-heartedly in the consortium, she may be the greatest gainer.
The Pacific Triangle
Sydney Greenbie
But the question is bound to arise: why continue the Consortium if it isnt doing anything?
China, Japan and the U.S.A.
John Dewey
But there is a larger phase of the Consortium concerning which I think apprehensions may reasonably be entertained.
China, Japan and the U.S.A.
John Dewey
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

British Dictionary definitions for consortium

consortium

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

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."