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consortium

[ kuhn-sawr-shee-uhm, -tee- ]

noun

plural consortia
  1. a combination of financial institutions, capitalists, etc., for carrying into effect some financial operation requiring large resources of capital.
  2. any association, partnership, or union.
  3. 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.



consortium

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noun

  1. an association of financiers, companies, etc, esp one formed for a particular purpose
  2. law the right of husband or wife to the company, assistance, and affection of the other
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Derived Forms

  • ³¦´Ç²Ôˈ²õ´Ç°ù³Ù¾±²¹±ô, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³¦´Ç²Ô·²õ´Ç°ùt¾±Â·²¹±ô adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of consortium1

1820–30; < Latin: partnership, equivalent to consort- consort + -ium -ium
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of consortium1

C19: from Latin: community of goods, partnership; see consort
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Nadeau said the consortium decided to share some of the preliminary data early, hoping to help residents, civic leaders and first responders understand the impacts of the fires.

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The report further recommends launching a consortium of builders that could offer turnkey rebuilding solutions to property owners who prefer not to undertake the rebuilding on their own.

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Weeks earlier, the club had been taken over by a Saudi Arabian-backed consortium, who talked up the idea of Champions League football and winning trophies.

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The Riverside County couple is suing for abuse and neglect, negligence, loss of consortium, and negligent and intentional infliction of emotional distress.

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But the consortium that manages the Smarter Balanced test told California officials in a presentation last September that there has been confusion about what those levels mean.

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