/ kənˈsɔːtiəm; NAmE -ˈsɔːrt-/ noun
( pl. con·sor·tiums or con·sor·tia / -tiə; NAmE /) a group of people, countries, companies, etc. who are working together on a particular project :
the Anglo-French consortium that built the Channel Tunnel
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WORD ORIGIN
early 19th cent. (in the sense partnership ): from Latin , from consors sharing, partner, from con- together with + sors , sort- lot, destiny.