An association of companies for some definite purpose; SYN. pool, syndicate.
A grouping of eligible natural and legal persons which submits a tender or an application, under a tender procedure or in response to a Call for Proposals. It may be a permanent, legally-established grouping or a grouping which has been constituted informally for a specific tender procedure or Call for Proposals. All members of a consortium (i.e., the leader and all other partners) are jointly and severally liable to the Con-tracting Authority. + prikaži više

ETYM Cf. French syndicat, Late Lat. syndicatus.
A loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities; SYN. mob.