corporation
noun
[ kɔːpəˈreɪʃ(ə)n ]
• a large company or group of companies authorized to act as a single entity and recognized as such in law.
• "the Cardiff Bay Development Corporation"
Similar:
company,
firm,
business,
concern,
operation,
agency,
office,
bureau,
house,
guild,
institution,
organization,
trust,
partnership,
federation,
conglomerate,
consortium,
syndicate,
group,
chain,
combine,
multiple,
multinational,
outfit,
set-up,
• a group of people elected to govern a city, town, or borough.
• "the City of London Corporation"
• a paunch.
Origin:
late Middle English: from late Latin corporatio(n- ), from Latin corporare ‘combine in one body’ (see corporate).
