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Consortium

Noun CEFR B2
kənˈsɔː(ɹ).ʃəm

Definitions

  1. An association or combination of businesses, financial institutions, or investors, for the purpose of engaging in a joint venture.
  2. A similar arrangement among non-commercial institutions or organizations.
  3. An association or society.
  4. The right of a spouse to all the normal relationships with his or her mate.
  5. A group of symbiotic microbes.

Equivalents

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Examples

“We wanted to share⟳ that kind thought with you because today, November 13, is "World Kindness Day" — created back in 1998 by a consortium of kindhearted charities.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Consorts consortship consound conspecies conspecific conspecificity

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