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

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I hate to say it, but I think something's wrong with the idea of the consortium.

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