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corporation

Definitions of corporation
  1. noun
    a formal association of people with similar interests
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    types:
    association d'étudiants, confrérie
    a social club for male undergraduates
    club, crosse de golf
    a club of people to play golf
    équipage de chasse
    an association of huntsmen who hunt for sport
    association d'étudiantes
    a social club for female undergraduates
    type of:
    association
    a formal organization of people or groups of people
  2. noun
    a business firm whose articles of incorporation have been approved in some state
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    types:
    conglomérat, groupe
    a group of diverse companies under common ownership and run as a single organization
    société privée, société à responsabilité limitée
    a corporation owned by a few people; shares have no public market
    type of:
    firme, maison
    the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments
  3. noun
    one of the chartered companies of London originating with the craft guilds
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    type of:
    entreprise, société
    an institution created to conduct business
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