consortium
noun
con·sor·tium
kən-ˈsȯr-sh(ē-)əm 
-ˈsȯr-tē-əm
plural consortia
kən-ˈsȯr-sh(ē-)ə
-ˈsȯr-tē-ə
also consortiums
1
: an agreement, combination, or group (as of companies) formed to undertake an enterprise beyond the resources of any one member
A consortium of researchers decoded the honeybee genome.
2
3
: the legal right of one spouse to the company, affection, and assistance of and to sexual relations with the other
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Examples of consortium in a Sentence
A Japanese consortium invested millions in the technology.
a consortium for the prevention of animal cruelty
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Additionally, all funds received will be segregated into separate accounts dedicated to the consortium’s endeavors.
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Janean Sorrell, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
Mulino said the consortium controlling the ports and the suitability of its no-bid extension were being audited, the AP reports.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 2 Feb. 2025
But the president said the consortium controlling them was being audited and that the canal authority would give Rubio a more detailed explanation.
—Juan Zamorano, Chicago Tribune, 2 Feb. 2025
New York recently established Empire AI, a $400 million initiative to create public computing infrastructure through a consortium of universities.
—Natalie Foster, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2025
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Janean Sorrell, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
Mulino said the consortium controlling the ports and the suitability of its no-bid extension were being audited, the AP reports.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 2 Feb. 2025
But the president said the consortium controlling them was being audited and that the canal authority would give Rubio a more detailed explanation.
—Juan Zamorano, Chicago Tribune, 2 Feb. 2025
New York recently established Empire AI, a $400 million initiative to create public computing infrastructure through a consortium of universities.
—Natalie Foster, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2025
See all Example Sentences for consortium
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consortium
noun
con·sor·tium
kən-ˈsȯr-shəm; -shē-əm
plural consortia
-shə, -shē-ə
also consortiums
also consortiums
1
: an agreement, combination, or group (as of companies) formed to undertake an enterprise beyond the resources of any one member
2
[Medieval Latin, marital partnership, from Latin]
: the right of one spouse to the company, affection, and assistance of and to sexual relations with the other
also
: the right of a parent or child to the company, affection, and assistance of the other
suing for loss of consortium
compare society
Etymology
Latin, sharing, partnership, from consort-, consors sharer, partner
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