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corporation
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Word definitions for corporation in dictionaries
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
mid-15c., "persons united in a body for some purpose," from such use in Anglo-Latin, from Late Latin corporationem (nominative corporatio ), noun of action from past participle stem of Latin corporare "to embody" (see corporate ). Meaning "legally authorized ...
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
A corporation is most often a type of legal entity, often formed to conduct business but public bodies, charities and clubs are often corporations as well. Corporations take many forms including: statutory corporations , corporations sole , joint-stock ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Corporation \Cor`po*ra"tion\ (k[^o]r`p[-o]*r[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. A body politic or corporate, formed and authorized by law to act as a single person, and endowed by law with the capacity of succession; a society having the capacity of transacting business ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a business firm whose articles of incorporation have been approved in some state [syn: corp ] slang terms for a paunch [syn: pot , potbelly , bay window , tummy ]
Usage examples of corporation.
Soyana corporation back in 2058, and they made a great deal of money from selling bonded servitors before the worsening social and religious situation on Earth virtually closed down the market.
The people of Massachusetts were to have the sole and exclusive right of governing themselves, and in an article intended to prevent the formation of a hereditary monarchy, an expanded version of a similar article in the Virginia constitution, Adams wrote: No man, nor corporation or association of men have any other title to obtain advantages or particular and exclusive privileges distinct from those of the community, than what arises from the consideration of services rendered to the public.
Rattisbon threatened him shrilly with the Municipal Corporation Aet of 1822 and looked about him for a constable.
Corporation gossip had her running with a procession of pretty if airheaded starlets, none of whom seemed to last for more than a couple of weeks.
He further suggested that the corporations would include the electronic ministries of the airwaves, and their tax-exempt revenues.
For instance, in 1981 Harry Oppenheimer, chairman of the giant Anglo American Corporation that controls gold and diamond mining, sales and distribution in the world, stated that he was about to launch into the North American banking market.
Phibro is the business arm of the Oppenheimers of Anglo American Corporation.
Gem is a test engineer and pilot for the Historica Antiqua Corporation.
After graduating from the University of Mississippi law school, Barnett built up one of the biggest and most profitable law firms in the state, specializing in personal-injury damage suits against corporations.
Wells Fargo Bank, Bechtel Corporation, Hewlett Packard, Bank of America, McDonnell-Douglas Corporation, Blyth, Eastman Dillon and TRW Company.
At the center of this story were huge American and British corporations, including Bechtel of San Francisco.
The fanciful accusation was put out on a Bechtel Corporation news release, but hey, a corporate press release is better than a fact.
Secretary of State George Shultz, who had once headed Bechtel Corporation, a major government contractor.
It is natural, therefore, that the corporation should be made to bear some proportion of the burdens of government.
In effect, through the global distribution of capitals, technologies, goods, and populations, the transnational corporations construct vast networks of communication and provide the satisfaction of needs.