consortium
n
(pl -tia) temporary association of a number of countries, companies, banks, etc for a common purpose (若干國(guó)家、 公司、 銀行等為一共同目的而臨時(shí)組合的)協(xié)會(huì), 協(xié)營(yíng), 聯(lián)營(yíng), 集團(tuán)
A consortium of construction companies will build the power-station. 由建筑公司組成的集團(tuán)將建造該發(fā)電站.