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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Kat Merck, WIRED, 30 Jan. 2025
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According to the World Organization for Animal Health — an international consortium of medical, veterinary and wildlife professionals that researches and reports on animal diseases — testing of ducks at the farm showed the animals had been infected by both the H5N1 and H5N9 strains.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2025
Mario Tama / Getty Images As a group, World Weather Attribution is a loose consortium of scientists who publish rapid findings about climate change’s role in extreme weather events.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 28 Jan. 2025
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Kat Merck, WIRED, 30 Jan. 2025
In October, Frette made its first executive hire since it was bought by Raza Heritage Holdings, a consortium of strategic and private equity investors.
—Sofia Celeste, WWD, 29 Jan. 2025
According to the World Organization for Animal Health — an international consortium of medical, veterinary and wildlife professionals that researches and reports on animal diseases — testing of ducks at the farm showed the animals had been infected by both the H5N1 and H5N9 strains.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2025
Mario Tama / Getty Images As a group, World Weather Attribution is a loose consortium of scientists who publish rapid findings about climate change’s role in extreme weather events.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 28 Jan. 2025
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“Consortium.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consortium. Accessed 2 Feb. 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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