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 of Bangsamoro Civil Society — Chairperson Secretary General Guiamel M. Alim Sammy P. Maulana Website http://www.cbcsi.org Consortium of Bangsamoro Civil Society, almost always referred to by its abbreviation CBCS, is the largest umbrella civil society organization (CSO)… … Wikipedia
Consortium for Functional Glycomics — Formation 2001 Purpose/focus to define paradigms by which protein carbohydrate interactions mediate cell communication Headquarters The Scripps Research Institute … Wikipedia
consortium break-up bid — United Kingdom A public takeover offer involving a consortium of two or more companies intending to each take a portion of the target s assets on completion of the offer. The offer may be made jointly by the consortium partners or, more commonly … Law dictionary
Consortium for North American Higher Education Collaboration — Consortium pour la collaboration dans l enseignement supérieur en Amérique du Nord (French) … Wikipedia
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
Соглашение о консорциуме/CONSORTIUM AGREEMENT — соглашение, заключенное группой организаций о совместном использовании средств обработки данных и (или) помещений в случае бедствия у одного из участников соглашения … Толковый словарь по информационному обществу и новой экономике
Consortium for Elections and Political Process Strengthening — The Consortium for Elections and Political Process Strengthening (CEPPS) is a cooperative agreement supervised by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Office of Democracy and Governance made in 1995.[1] As part of USAID… … Wikipedia
agreement — Synonyms and related words: Anschluss, OK, acceptance, accession, acclamation, accommodation, accompaniment, accord, accordance, acquiescence, adaptation, adaption, addition, adjustment, affiliation, affinity, affirmation, affirmative,… … Moby Thesaurus
consortium — Synonyms and related words: Aktiengesellschaft, accord, agreement, aktiebolag, arrangement, bargain, binding agreement, body corporate, bond, business, business establishment, cartel, chamber of commerce, club, collective agreement, combine,… … Moby Thesaurus
consortium — noun (plural consortia; also sortiums) Etymology: Latin, fellowship, from consort , consors Date: 1829 1. an agreement, combination, or group (as of companies) formed to undertake an enterprise beyond the resources of any one member 2.… … New Collegiate Dictionary