consortium

noun

con·sor·tium kən-ˈsȯr-sh(ē-)əm How to pronounce consortium (audio)

-ˈsȯr-tē-əm

plural consortia kən-ˈsȯr-sh(ē-)ə How to pronounce consortium (audio)

-ˈsȯr-tē-ə

also consortiums

: 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.

: association, society

: the legal right of one spouse to the company, affection, and assistance of and to sexual relations with the other

Example Sentences

A Japanese consortium invested millions in the technology. a consortium for the prevention of animal cruelty

Recent Examples on the Web The consortium has about 50 sequencing hubs around the world, from Poland to Brazil to Italy, where the data will be crunched.

Grace Browne, WIRED, 12 Sep. 2022 The Future Forum, a research consortium backed by Slack, reported in July that one in five knowledge workers wanted to return to the office.

Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2022 In July, Russia took control of the Sakhalin-2 consortium.

Jenny Strasburg, WSJ, 1 Sep. 2022 The agreement was signed Aug. 16 between LIUNA’s Local 11 and the consortium’s new contractor, a joint venture led by the U.S. subsidiaries of Spanish firms Dragados and OHL.

Katherine Shaver, Washington Post, 30 Aug. 2022 According to a release from the Pima Regional Critical Incident Team — a consortium or southern Arizona law enforcement agencies — the death occurred after corrections officers attempted to moved Welch from one housing unit to another.

Jimmy Jenkins, The Arizona Republic, 29 Aug. 2022 Google has created a career certificate program that enables employees to attain key positions in an employer consortium that includes Deloitte, SAP, Verizon and Walmart as well as Google.

Lynne Curry | Alaska Workplace, Anchorage Daily News, 29 Aug. 2022 The campuses: The Claremont Colleges consortium includes five undergraduate liberal arts colleges — Claremont McKenna, Harvey Mudd, Pitzer, Pomona and Scripps — along with Claremont Graduate University and Keck Graduate Institute.

Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2022 Microchip talked about their PM8596 Smart Memory Solutions that supports the Open Memory interface (OMI, now part of the CXL consortium).

Tom Coughlin, Forbes, 15 Aug. 2022 See More

Legal Definition

consortium

noun

con·sor·tium kən-ˈsȯr-shəm; -shē-əm How to pronounce consortium (audio)

plural consortia -shə, -shē-ə How to pronounce consortium (audio)

also consortiums

: an agreement, combination, or group (as of companies) formed to undertake an enterprise beyond the resources of any one member

[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

单词	consortium
释义	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 : association, society 3 : the legal right of one spouse to the company, affection, and assistance of and to sexual relations with the other Synonyms association board brotherhood chamber club college congress council fellowship fraternity guild gild institute institution league order organization society sodality See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences A Japanese consortium invested millions in the technology. a consortium for the prevention of animal cruelty Recent Examples on the Web The consortium has about 50 sequencing hubs around the world, from Poland to Brazil to Italy, where the data will be crunched. Grace Browne, WIRED, 12 Sep. 2022 The Future Forum, a research consortium backed by Slack, reported in July that one in five knowledge workers wanted to return to the office. Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2022 In July, Russia took control of the Sakhalin-2 consortium. Jenny Strasburg, WSJ, 1 Sep. 2022 The agreement was signed Aug. 16 between LIUNA’s Local 11 and the consortium’s new contractor, a joint venture led by the U.S. subsidiaries of Spanish firms Dragados and OHL. Katherine Shaver, Washington Post, 30 Aug. 2022 According to a release from the Pima Regional Critical Incident Team — a consortium or southern Arizona law enforcement agencies — the death occurred after corrections officers attempted to moved Welch from one housing unit to another. Jimmy Jenkins, The Arizona Republic, 29 Aug. 2022 Google has created a career certificate program that enables employees to attain key positions in an employer consortium that includes Deloitte, SAP, Verizon and Walmart as well as Google. Lynne Curry \| Alaska Workplace, Anchorage Daily News, 29 Aug. 2022 The campuses: The Claremont Colleges consortium includes five undergraduate liberal arts colleges — Claremont McKenna, Harvey Mudd, Pitzer, Pomona and Scripps — along with Claremont Graduate University and Keck Graduate Institute. Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2022 Microchip talked about their PM8596 Smart Memory Solutions that supports the Open Memory interface (OMI, now part of the CXL consortium). Tom Coughlin, Forbes, 15 Aug. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Latin, fellowship, from consort-, consors — see consort entry 1 First Known Use 1829, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Legal Definition consortium noun con·sor·tium kən-ˈsȯr-shəm; -shē-əm plural consortia -shə, -shē-ə 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 History and Etymology for consortium Latin, sharing, partnership, from consort-, consors sharer, partner consortium noun as in institute a group of persons formally joined together for some common interest a consortium for the prevention of animal cruelty Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance institute organization association institution society council chamber fraternity group board collective brotherhood league community college club guild team commune congress coalition cadre chapter partnership fellowship alliance cooperative gild order sodality bloc local clique circle crew party squad clan coterie camp membership syndicate body cabal junta branch confederacy cartel set conspiracy gang sorority band sisterhood faithful combine fold outfit junto lot klatch ring camorra klatsch camarilla
随便看	make a big thing out of make a big thing out of something make a bolt for make a bolt for it make a botch of make a break for make a buck make a chill run down someone's spine make a chill run up someone's spine make a chill/shiver run up/down someone's spine make a clean break make a clean breast of make a comeback make a comparison make a complete recovery make a complete/full recovery make a connection make a dash for make a day of it make a day/night/morning/afternoon/evening of it make a dent make a deposit make a difference make a discrimination make a dive for

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