Thesaurus results for CONSORTIUM

consortium

noun

kən-ˈsȯr-sh(ē-)əm

Definition of consortium

as in organization

a group of persons formally joined together for some common interest a consortium for the prevention of animal cruelty

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Recent Examples of consortium More than a dozen students from a consortium of historically Black colleges and universities also visited the museum on Wednesday, eager to learn from its exhibits. — ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026 But discussions reached an impasse earlier this month, according to a statement shared on Monday by the Indigenous Conservation Council of the Chesapeake Bay, a consortium of all seven tribes, at a program committee meeting. — Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 23 Sep. 2026 The transaction was funded by $47 billion in equity and $54 billion in debt syndicated out by a consortium of banks and institutions. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2026 On Thursday, a consortium of investors led by HOF Capital completed its acquisition of Porsche’s minority stake in Bugatti Rimac. — Adam Ismail, The Drive, 10 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for consortium

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Noun

There is a subset of incoming college first year students, men and women, who find these organizations really appealing, and some of it is entirely understandable.

— Richard Hall, Time, 7 Oct. 2026
The county’s options for the facility range from holding Discovery Place in default and taking over the nature museum to accepting Discovery Place’s terms and giving the organization decades to repay the debt, staff said.

— Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of organization

Noun

The clash added another layer to a campaign in which el Sayed’s positions on foreign policy and his associations with prominent progressive figures have become points of contention.

— Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 9 Oct. 2026
The hospitality and hotel sector is one of Europe’s largest employers, with more than 10 million people working across 2 million businesses, according to data from Hotrec, the association of hotels, restaurants, bars, and cafés in Europe.

— Ted Kitterman, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of association

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Kyiv is split in half by the Dnipro River, with the right bank home to the majority of the city’s business centers, offices and government institutions.

— Svitlana Vlasova, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2026
Reopening an already shuttered institution could be much more difficult.

— Andrew Stelzer, NPR, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of institution

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Unsurprisingly, Altman, 41, is a true believer in the society-changing potential of AI.

— Alyson Shontell, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026
And while The Atlantic has published largely skeptical coverage of major AI companies and their products’ impact on society, Thompson’s tone, in his podcasts and LinkedIn posts, has been more optimistic.

— Max Tani, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of society

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Other organizations abandoned associations with Hastert, and his portrait was removed from a hallway outside the House chamber.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026
In Brazil's lower chamber, the Liberal Party is also expected to hold the greatest number of seats, with 121, while Brazil Fe, a left-wing coalition, is on track to secure 78 seats.

— David Unsworth, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of chamber

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The letter is spearheaded by Guardrails Action, the nonprofit affiliated with Guardrails Alliance, the super PAC launched in June as a counterweight to pro-AI election groups.

— Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026
The service The service at Sala is seamless and friendly, and from arrival, the front desk staff feels more like a group of friends than a removed set of hotel employees.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026

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