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Definition of “corporation

corporation (ˌkɔːpəˈreɪʃənPronunciation for corporation

Definitions

noun

  1. a group of people authorized by law to act as a legal personality and having its own powers, duties, and liabilities
  2. municipal corporationthe municipal authorities of a city or town
  3. a group of people acting as one body
  4. See public corporation
  5. informal a large paunch or belly

Quotations

  • "corporation: an ingenious device for obtaining individual profit without individual responsibility" Ambrose Bierce

Usage examples

  • In fact, the name of the corporation is still `United States Robots.
    Asimov, Isaac, The Complete Stories Volume 2 (1995)
  • But Galbraith misjudges the power of the state relative to the corporation.
    Spiked (2004)
  • So operating within my own corporation seemed to be the way to go and I built my financial plan from there.
    Globe and Mail (2003)
  • None other than Greg Dyke, which, by an amazing coincidence, is, of course, the corporation 's director-general.
    Glasgow Herald (2002)
  • The corporation is also likely to become more heavily involved in processing once again.
    Cloke, Paul J (ed), Rural Land-Use Planning in Developed Nations (1989)

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