corporation
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corporation¹
- /ˌkɔː.pəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ UK
- /ˌkɔɹ.pəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ Canada, US
- /ˌkɔɹ.pɚˈeɪ.ʃən/ Canada, US
Rhymes with -eɪʃən
Where it comes from
From Middle English corporacion, corporation, from Late Latin corporatio (“assumption of a body”), from Latin corporatus, past participle of corporare (“to form into a body”); see corporate. By surface analysis, corporate + -ion.
(protruding belly): Perhaps a play on the word corpulence.
noun corporations
- A body corporate, created by law or under authority of law, having a continuous existence independent of the existences of its members, and powers and liabilities distinct from those of its members. That the young Mr. Churchills liked—but they did not like him coming round of an evening and drinking weak whisky-and-water while he held forth on railway debentures and corporation loans. Mr. Barrett, however, by fawning and flattery, seemed to be able to make not only Mrs. Churchill but everyone e
- The municipal governing body of a borough or city.
- In Fascist Italy, a joint association of employers' and workers' representatives.
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A protruding belly.
[The Rector], looming large in full canonicals, walking, as became a beneficed priest, under the canopy of a shovel-hat, with the dignity of an ample corporation, the embellishment of the squarest and vastest of black coats, and the support of the stoutest of gold-headed canes.
Similar: paunch
Corporation²
proper noun the Corporation
- Ellipsis of City of London Corporation In one respect at least the Corporation acts as the superior body: it imposes on the House of Commons a figure called the remembrancer: an official lobbyist who sits behind the Speaker's chair and ensures that, whatever our elected representatives might think, the City's rights and privileges are pr
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: bay window, corp, potbelly, pot, tummy, incorporated, firm, corporate, business, incorporation, legal, company, guild, municipality, institution, league
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noun body corporate with legal personality
| Español | corporación |
|---|---|
| Português | corporação |
| Deutsch | Körperschaft, Korporation |
| Italiano | ente, corporazione |
| Русский | корпора́ция korporácija |
| עברית | תַּאֲגִיד ta'agíd, חֶבְרָה khevrá |
noun company owned by shareholders — see also joint-stock company, public limited company
| Español | sociedad anónima |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 주식회사 jusikhoesa |
| 日本語 | 株式会社 kabushiki gaisha |
| 中文 | 股份有限公司 gǔfèn yǒuxiàn gōngsī |
| Português | sociedade anónima |
| Français | société anonyme |
| Deutsch | Aktiengesellschaft |
| Italiano | società per azioni, società anonima, società, azienda, ente |
| Ελληνικά | ανώνυμη εταιρία anónymi etairía |
| Română | societate pe acțiuni |
| Русский | акционе́рное о́бщество akcionérnoje óbščestvo |
noun governing body of the City of London
| 中文 | 市政廳 /市政厅 shìzhèngtīng |
|---|---|
| Italiano | consiglio comunale |
noun Italian association
| 中文 | 協會 /协会 xiéhuì |
|---|---|
| Português | corporação |
| Italiano | corporazione |
Talk about this word "corporation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/corporation. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. corporation. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/corporation "corporation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/corporation.Cite this
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title = {corporation},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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