consortium
noun
, -ˈsȯr-tē-əm\
, -ˈsȯr-tē-ə \
also consortiums
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association, board, brotherhood, chamber, club, college, congress, council, fellowship, fraternity, guild (also gild), institute, institution, league, order, organization, society, sodality
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An agreement would give Amer access to Anta's distribution network and sourcing capabilities in China, the consortium said in a statement. — Ese Erheriene And Dominic Chopping, WSJ, "China Sports Retailer Anta Nears $5.2 Billion Deal for Amer," 7 Dec. 2018 Google has been pressured by a consortium of human rights groups to abandon the project – codenamed Project Dragonfly, which would be app-based and censored at the behest of the Chinese government. — Brian Flood, Fox News, "Google CEO to meet GOP lawmakers regarding alleged bias against conservatives," 28 Sep. 2018 In this lawsuit, Milwaukee County is represented by a consortium of state and national law firms. — Don Behm, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Milwaukee County sues prescription drug-makers and distributors behind the opioid crisis," 14 Mar. 2018 That was back in the mid-1980s in a joint project paid for by a consortium of energy companies. — Michael Collins, USA TODAY, "Despite congressional approval, oil and gas drilling in Alaska's ANWR is still years away," 11 Jan. 2018 The consortium also includes private investment firm Claridge Inc., Stephenson Management Inc. and airline executive Tim Morgan. — WSJ, "Investor Consortium Forms Low-Cost Airline Platform," 21 Dec. 2018 The project got off to a fast start as the likes of J.P. Morgan and Goldman Sachs agreed to be founding members of the consortium. — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, "Blockchain Firm R3 Is Running Out of Money, Sources Say," 7 June 2018 ExxonMobil — part of a consortium including BP, ConocoPhillips, pipeline company TransCanada and the State of Alaska — led the project from its informal inception in 2012 until AGDC took over management early in 2017. — Author: Elwood Brehmer, Anchorage Daily News, "Southcentral community leaders want in on LNG site selection studies," 25 Mar. 2018 Wohlfiel: Richmond used to be one of the top performers of the Arrowhead consortium, according to state assessments. — Alec Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Richmond School Board candidates discuss priorities, community engagement, school safety," 7 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'consortium.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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