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
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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The focus was the Chinese consortium running the ports.
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arkansasonline.com, 6 Mar. 2025
The investors in the Project Rise consortium include Daphna Edwards Ziman, president and co-chairman of film and lifestyle TV network Cinémoi, and Moses Gross, founder and CEO of real estate company ANM Group.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 6 Mar. 2025
The consortium has agreed that negotiations will be on an exclusive basis for 145 days.
—Zinnia Lee, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
The lawsuit alleged battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligence and loss of consortium, which allows for recovery of damages for relationships that are mutually dependent.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Mar. 2025
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arkansasonline.com, 6 Mar. 2025
The investors in the Project Rise consortium include Daphna Edwards Ziman, president and co-chairman of film and lifestyle TV network Cinémoi, and Moses Gross, founder and CEO of real estate company ANM Group.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 6 Mar. 2025
The consortium has agreed that negotiations will be on an exclusive basis for 145 days.
—Zinnia Lee, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
The lawsuit alleged battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligence and loss of consortium, which allows for recovery of damages for relationships that are mutually dependent.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for consortium
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“Consortium.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consortium. Accessed 16 Mar. 2025.
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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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