concert partyn.
/ˈkɒnsət ˌpɑːti/, U.S. /ˈkɑnsərt ˌpɑrdi/ 1. A company of musicians or (later) variety performers.
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society > leisure > the arts > music > musician > [noun] > company of musicians
consort1587
concert1688
trio1724
concert party1824
septet1831
quartet1840
sextet1858
octet1880
chamber ensemble1907
chamber group1907
camerata1967
1824 C. M. Westmacott Brit. Galleries 15 The companion picture, An Interior, by Metzell, exhibits a concert party in a lower apartment.
1895 A. Roberts & R. Morton Adventures A. Roberts i. 18 I accepted an engagement from Howard Paul to join his concert-party and tour round the seaside towns.
1923 Humorist 18 Aug. 95/1 I'm getting up a concert party for the Hospital Fête, you know; and I thought you'd be useful..to write us some things.
1960 R. Collier House called Memory xii. 168 The concert party on the pier in pierrot costumes.
1991 M. Nicholson Martha Jane & Me (1992) ix. 84 One girl in our class, who played the accordion in a concert party.
2. Stock Market. A number of parties who separately invest in a company with the concealed intention of using their holdings as a single block.rare in North American usage.
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society > trade and finance > stocks and shares > [noun] > dealer in stocks and shares > syndicate, pool, or association
Open Board1862
option pool1889
concert party1973
daisy chain1982
1973 Guardian 5 Feb. 14/3 In the wake of the Drakes deal, it looked as if Mr Selmes and Mr Caplan might together form what is politely known as a ‘concert party’, hunting Victory together.
1984 Financial Times 16 Jan. 4 An inspector was appointed to determine whether Lonrho, with a 29.9 per cent stake in Fraser, had arranged a ‘concert party’ with other shareholders, to try to gain control of the stores group.
2000 Daily Tel. 7 Feb. 26/6 The reference is to section 204 of the Companies Act. Morgan Stanley is understood to believe that, under section 204, the existence of concert parties should be revealed.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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