Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An association or a combination, as of businesses, financial institutions, or investors, for the purpose of engaging in a joint venture.
- noun A cooperative arrangement among groups or institutions.
- noun An association or society.
- noun The typical collection of benefits arising from marriage, including companionship, love, assistance, and sexual relations, which may have value recognized under law.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Fellowship; association; union; coalition.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An
association orcombination ofbusinesses ,financial institutions , orinvestors , for thepurpose ofengaging in ajoint venture . - noun A
similar arrangement among non-commercialinstitutions ororganizations . - noun An association or
society . - noun law The
right of aspouse to all thenormal relationships with his or hermate .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an association of companies for some definite purpose
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The consortium is just one part of a growing movement uniting academics, librarians, developers, and players around game preservation.
Pac Rat 2010
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The consortium is just one part of a growing movement uniting academics, librarians, developers, and players around game preservation.
Pac Rat 2010
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Lynas says that the Lewis Wind Power consortium is "bitterly disappointed" by the Scottish Executive's decision.
Archive 2008-04-01 2008
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Anything borrowed via the statewide consortium is fair game.
Read or Die Roger Sutton 2007
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The only link to the consortium is from the homepage of the digital library and the only way to return to that page is to use the browser back arrow.
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When I asked James Billington whether there was a precedent for the potential large-scale loss of data the consortium is trying to head off, he said, Of course!
File Not Found 2006
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The only link to the consortium is from the homepage of the digital library and the only way to return to that page is to use the browser back arrow.
Archive 2006-02-01 2006
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The problem will be how "flexible" the international consortium is to new ideas.
One Step Closer to Fusion Power Nick Anthis 2006
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When I asked James Billington whether there was a precedent for the potential large-scale loss of data the consortium is trying to head off, he said, Of course!
File Not Found 2006
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Under the 1994 Agreed Framework an international consortium is building two proliferation-proof nuclear reactors and providing fuel oil for North Korea while the reactors are being built.
Think Progress » White House Accuses Clinton of Sending ‘Flowers and Chocolates’ To Kim Jong-il 2006
bilby commented on the word consortium
"Your inability to have normal marital relations with your spouse as a result of your motorcycle injury is called 'loss of consortium'.
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A loss of consortium claim is one that results from your (the injured party’s) inability to have sexual intercourse with your spouse either on a temporary basis or permanently, because of your physical injury or due to mental distress caused by your physical injury. Beyond just sexual intercourse, however, loss of consortium could simply mean that the amount and quality of companionship the two of you enjoyed prior to the accident, which was "interrupted" by your injury. For example, you can no longer help care for the kids or the house the way you did before the accident. It may also include the loss of care, affection and companionship between the members of a married couple, either with or without a decrease in sexual intimacy."
- accident-law.freeadvice.com
April 6, 2008