adj.
Pronunciation: ' ko ̇ r-p( ə -)r ə t
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin corporatus, past participle of corporare to make into a body, from corpor-, corpus
Date: 1512
1 a : formed into an association and endowed by law with the rights and liabilities of an individual : INCORPORATED b : of or relating to a corporation <a plan to reorganize the corporate structure> c : of, relating to, or being the large corporations of a country or region considered as a unit <the latest trend in corporate America> d : having qualities (as commercialism or lack of originality) associated with large corporations or attributed to their influence or control < corporate rock music> < corporate art>
2 : of, relating to, or formed into a unified body of individuals <human law arises by the corporate action of a people ― G. H. Sabine>
3 : CORPORATIVE 2
– cor · po · rate · ly adverb