corporation

  • 31corporation — cor|po|ra|tion W2S3 [ˌko:pəˈreıʃən US ˌko:r ] n 1.) a big company, or a group of companies acting together as a single organization ▪ He works for a large American corporation. ▪ multinational corporations ▪ the Siemens Corporation corporation… …

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  • 32CORPORATION — s. f. Association autorisée par la puissance publique, et formée de plusieurs personnes qui vivent sous une police commune relativement à leur profession. Les arts et métiers forment, dans quelques pays, des corporations distinctes. Les membres d …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • 33corporation — [[t]kɔ͟ː(r)pəre͟ɪʃ(ə)n[/t]] ♦♦♦ corporations 1) N COUNT: oft in names after n A corporation is a large business or company. ...multi national corporations. ...the Seiko Corporation. 2) N COUNT In some large British cities, the corporation is the… …

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  • 34corporation — noun (C) 1 a big company, or a group of companies acting together as a single organization: He works for a large American corporation. | a multinational corporation 2 BrE old use a group of people elected to govern a town or city 3 corporation… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 35corporation — (kor po ra sion ; en poésie, de cinq syllabes) s. f. Réunion de personnes qui forment un corps ayant des règlements, des droits ou priviléges particuliers.    Association d ouvriers unis par des droits et des devoirs réciproques. Les corporations …

    Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • 36corporation — Synonyms and related words: Aktiengesellschaft, agency, aktiebolag, atelier, barbershop, bay window, beauty parlor, beauty shop, bench, body corporate, business, business establishment, butcher shop, cartel, chamber of commerce, combine,… …

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  • 37corporation — A succession of persons or body of persons authorized by law to act as one person and having rights and liabilities distinct from the individuals forming the corporation. The artificial person may be created by Royal Charter, statute, or common… …

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  • 38corporation — A succession of persons or body of persons authorized by law to act as one person and having rights and liabilities distinct from the individuals forming the corporation. The artificial person may be created by Royal Charter, statute, or common… …

    Big dictionary of business and management

  • 39corporation */ — UK [ˌkɔː(r)pəˈreɪʃ(ə)n] / US [ˌkɔrpəˈreɪʃ(ə)n] noun [countable] Word forms corporation : singular corporation plural corporations 1) a large company or business organization American tobacco corporations 2) British the local government of a city …

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  • 40corporation — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, giant, huge, large, major ▪ powerful ▪ foreign ▪ global …

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