corporation
A body corporate, created by law or under authority of law, having a continuous…A body corporate, created by law or under authority of law, having a continuous existence independent of the existences of its members, and powers and liabilities distinct from those of its members.
» She works for a large American corporation.
Она работает в крупной американской корпорации.
Він працює у великій американській корпорації.
Meaning
4 sensesA body corporate, created by law or under authority of law, having a continuous existence independent of the existences of its members, and powers and liabilities distinct from those of its members.
Körperschaft, Korporation, Aktiengesellschaft
корпора́цияkorporácija, акционе́рное о́бществоakcionérnoje óbščestvo
корпора́ціяkorporácija
The municipal governing body of a borough or city.
(historical)In Fascist Italy, a joint association of employers' and workers' representatives.
(dated, humorous, slang)A protruding belly.
- a business firm whose articles of incorporation have been approved in some state
- slang for a paunch
Examples
93 sentencesShe works for a large American corporation.
Він працює у великій американській корпорації.
ruОна работает в крупной американской корпорации.
Some board members questioned his ability to run the corporation.
Corporations are competing to fill the vacuum.
Management practices at Japanese corporations are often very different from those at foreign companies.
Corporations aren't people.
ruКорпорации — это не люди.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English corporacion, corporation, from Late Latin corporatio (“assumption of aFrom Middle English corporacion, corporation, from Late Latin corporatio (“assumption of a body”), from Latin corporatus, past participle of corporare (“to form into a body”); see corporate. By surface analysis, corporate + -ion.
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Forms
plural: corporations| Singular | corporation |
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