CORPORATION


Meaning of CORPORATION in English

■ noun

1》 a large company or group of companies authorized to act as a single entity and recognized as such in law.

2》 Brit. a group of people elected to govern a city, town, or borough.

3》 humorous, dated a paunch.

Origin

ME: from late L. corporatio(n-) , from L. corporare (see corporate ).

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