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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary cor·po·ra·tion 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 1English Etymology corporation 1530s, "persons united in a body for some purpose," from such use in Anglo-Latin, from L. corporationem, noun of action from corporare "to embody" (see corporate). Meaning "legally authorized entity" (including municipal governments and modern business companies) is from 1610s. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 corporation cor·por·ation / 7kC:pE5reiFn; NAmE 7kC:rp- / noun1. (abbr. Corp.) a large business company (大)公司: multinational corporations 跨国公司 the Chrysler corporation 克莱斯勒公司 2. an organization or a group of organizations that is recognized by law as a single unit 法人；法人团体: urban development corporations 城市开发集团公司 3. (BrE) a group of people elected to govern a large town or city and provide public services 市政委员会 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English corporation noun ADJ. big, giant, large, major | powerful | foreign | global, international, multinational, transnational | private, public | broadcasting, business, finance, industrial, oil CORPORATION + NOUN tax • Note at ORGANIZATION (for verbs) OLT corporation noun ⇨ company Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged cor·po·ra·tion \ˌkȯ(r)pəˈrāshən\ noun (-s) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin corporation-, corporatio, from Latin corporatus + -ion-, -io -ion 1. : a body of persons associated for some purpose (as standardization of conditions): as a. obsolete : a group of merchants or traders united in an association : a trade guild b. : the body of municipal authorities of a town or city < the Corporation of the City of London > 2. Roman & civil law a. : a group of persons or objects treated by the law as an individual or unity having rights or liabilities distinct from those of the persons or objects composing it : university — called also body corporate b. : a single person or object treated by the law as having a legal individuality or entity other than that of a natural person : artificial person 3. or corporation aggregate English & US common & statute law: a body formed and authorized by law to act as a single person and endowed by law with the capacity of succession : an entity recognized by law as constituted by one or more persons and as having various rights and duties together with the capacity of succession < a corporation is an artificial being, invisible, intangible, and existing only in contemplation of law — John Marshall > — see company 3, ecclesiastical corporation, municipal corporation, private corporation, public corporation, public service corporation, quasi corporation4. : the area governed by a municipal corporation < within the corporation limits of Chicago > 5. : 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 and responsible for supervision and control of production, wages, working conditions, and all matters pertaining to that industry or profession — see corporatism 6. : a fat or protuberant belly : potbelly |
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