CORPORATION


Meaning of CORPORATION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌkȯr-pə-ˈrā-shən ]

noun

Date: 15th century

1.

a. : a group of merchants or traders united in a trade guild

b. : the municipal authorities of a town or city

2. : a body formed and authorized by law to act as a single person although constituted by one or more persons and legally endowed with various rights and duties including the capacity of succession

3. : an association of employers and employees in a basic industry or of members of a profession organized as an organ of political representation in a corporative state

4. : potbelly 1

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.