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单词 consortium
释义

consortium

/kənˈsɔːtɪəm /
noun (plural consortia /kənˈsɔːtɪə/ /kənˈsɔːʃə/ or consortiums)
1An association, typically of several companies.It would move the commissioning of care to local authorities, giving democratic control of the health service to locally elected people, with council consortiums commissioning more complex services....
  • Examples of hybrid organizations include joint ventures and consortia that maximize resources, particularly information exchange between organizations.
  • This would create opportunities for Irish syndicates and consortiums.
2 [mass noun] Law The right of association and companionship with one’s husband or wife: the amount awarded for loss of consortium must be included...
  • I though I read that the cause of action was for some form of loss of consortium - of the husband, that is.
  • The action for loss of consortium in a sense would become irrelevant so far as concerns husbands and wives.
  • The jury also made an award to him for loss of consortium.

Origin

Early 19th century (in the sense 'partnership'): from Latin, from consors 'sharing, partner' (see consort1).

  • A consortium is a partnership, from the Latin consors ‘sharing, partner’, from con ‘with’ and sors, sort- ‘lot, destiny’. Consort (Middle English) is from the same word.

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