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cor·po·ra·tion  (kôrp-rshn)
n.
1. A body that is granted a charter recognizing it as a separate legal entity having its own rights, privileges, and liabilities distinct from those of its members.
2. Such a body created for purposes of government. Also called body corporate.
3. A group of people combined into or acting as one body.
4. Informal A protruding abdominal region; a potbelly.

corporation
Noun
1. a large business or company
2. a city or town council
3. Informal a large paunch
corporative adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.corporationcorporation - a business firm whose articles of incorporation have been approved in some state
greenmail - (corporation) the practice of purchasing enough shares in a firm to threaten a takeover and thereby forcing the owners to buy those shares back at a premium in order to stay in business
judgement in personam, judgment in personam, personal judgement, personal judgment - a judgment rendered against an individual (or corporation) for the payment of money damages
case study - a careful study of some social unit (as a corporation or division within a corporation) that attempts to determine what factors led to its success or failure
conglomerate, empire - a group of diverse companies under common ownership and run as a single organization
large cap - a corporation with a large capitalization; "he works for a large cap"
small cap - a corporation with a small capitalization; "this annual conference is a showcase for ambitious small caps"
business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a brokerage house"
close corporation, closed corporation, private corporation, privately held corporation - a corporation owned by a few people; shares have no public market
closely held corporation - stock is publicly traded but most is held by a few shareholders who have no plans to sell
shell corporation, shell entity - a company that is incorporated but has no assets or operations
FDIC, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation - a federally sponsored corporation that insures accounts in national banks and other qualified institutions
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, FHLMC, Freddie Mac - a corporation authorized by Congress to provide a secondary market for residential mortgages
Fannie Mae, Federal National Mortgage Association, FNMA - a federally chartered corporation that purchases mortgages
Boy Scouts of America - a corporation that operates through a national council that charters local councils all over the United States; the purpose is character building and citizenship training
event planner - someone who plans social events as a profession (usually for government or corporate officials)
dead hand, mortmain - real property held inalienably (as by an ecclesiastical corporation)
redemption - repayment of the principal amount of a debt or security at or before maturity (as when a corporation repurchases its own stock)
zero coupon bond, zero-coupon bond - a bond that is issued at a deep discount from its value at maturity and pays no interest during the life of the bond; the commonest form of zero-coupon security
2.corporationcorporation - slang for a paunch
paunch, belly - a protruding abdomen
jargon, lingo, patois, argot, vernacular, slang, cant - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo"

corporation
noun 2. town council, council, municipal authorities, civic authorities
Translations
Spanish corporation [kɔːpəˈreɪʃən] n [of town] → ayuntamiento;
(COMM) → corporación f

French corporation [kɔːpəˈreɪʃən] n [of town] → municipalité f, conseil municipal;
(Comm) → société f

German corporation [kɔːpəˈreɪʃən] n (Comm) → Körperschaft f;
(of town) → Gemeinde f, Stadt f

Italian corporation [kɔːpəˈreɪʃən] n [of town] → consiglio comunale;
(COMM) → ente m

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THE President of a great Corporation went into a dry-goods shop and saw a placard which read:
The other had worked at the laws of corporation, and knew by heart what every member of the corporation ought to know, so that he thought he could quite well speak on State matters and give his opinion.
He was struck at first by the idea that the apprehension of divine truths had not been vouchsafed to man, but to a corporation of men bound together by love--to the church.
 
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