consortium

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a group of independent organizations that join forces to achieve a particular goal, for example, to bid for a project or to carry out cooperative purchasing. A consortium goes on to complete the project if its bid is successful and is often dissolved on completion. This form of temporary alliance allows diverse skills, capabilities, and knowledge to be brought together.

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  • consortium — con·sor·tium /kən sȯr shəm; shē əm/ n pl sor·tia / shə, shē ə/ also sortiums [Latin, sharing, partnership, from consort consors sharer, partner] 1: an agreement, combination, or group (as of companies) formed to undertake an enterprise beyond… …   Law dictionary

  • consortium — [ kɔ̃sɔrsjɔm ] n. m. • 1869; mot angl. , du lat. « association » ♦ Groupement d entreprises constitué pour la réalisation d une opération financière ou économique. Des consortiums d achat (⇒ comptoir) . Consortium bancaire, pour le financement d… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • consortium — 1829, from L. consortium fellowship, participation, society, from consors (gen. consortis; see CONSORT (Cf. consort)). Earlier, in British law, a term for right of husband s access to his wife …   Etymology dictionary

  • Consortĭum — (Consortio, lat.), 1) Gesellschaft; 2) Ehe …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • consortium — has a plural consortiums or (occasionally) consortia …   Modern English usage

  • consortium — ► NOUN (pl. consortia or consortiums) ▪ an association, typically of several companies. ORIGIN Latin, partnership …   English terms dictionary

  • consortium — [kən sôrt′ē əm; kənsôr′shē əm, kən sôr′shəm] n. pl. consortia [kən sôrt′ēə, kən sôr′shēə, kən sôr′shəmə] [L, community of goods: see CONSORT] 1. a partnership or association; specif., a) a temporary alliance of two or more business firms in a… …   English World dictionary

  • Consortium — This article is about the type of voluntary association. For other uses, see Consortium (disambiguation). A consortium is an association of two or more individuals, companies, organizations or governments (or any combination of these entities)… …   Wikipedia

  • Consortium — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Consortium (homonymie). Un consortium (du latin signifiant « partenariat » ou « association ») est une collaboration temporaire entre plusieurs acteurs à un projet ou programme dans le but d… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • consortium — A group of companies that cooperate and share resources in order to achieve a common objective. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * consortium con‧sor‧ti‧um [kənˈsɔːtiəm ǁ ɔːr ] noun consortiums PLURALFORM or consortia [ tiə] [countable] …   Financial and business terms

  • Consortium X — Le Consortium X du MIT était un organisme à but non lucratif créé en janvier 1988 par l institut de technologie du Massachusetts pour piloter le développement de l environnement graphique X, une technologie initiée en 1984 dans le cadre du projet …   Wikipédia en Français

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