In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
CONSORTIUM
consortium, pool, syndicate
(noun) an association of companies for some definite purpose
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
consortium (plural consortia or consortiums)
An association or combination of businesses, financial institutions, or investors, for the purpose of engaging in a joint venture.
A similar arrangement among non-commercial institutions or organizations.
An association or society.
(legal) The right of a spouse to all the normal relationships with his or her mate.
(biology) A group of symbiotic microbes.
Source: Wiktionary
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BOOK
(noun) a collection of rules or prescribed standards on the basis of which decisions are made; “they run things by the book around here”
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