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corporation

5 definitions • 10 examples
1
a large company or group of companies that is controlled together as a single organization:

Examples:

a multinational corporation
the British Broadcasting Corporation
She didn't want to work for a big corporation where everything was so impersonal.
2
the organization in a particular town or city that is responsible for services such as cleaning roads:

Examples:

a municipal corporation
3
an organization, esp. a business, that has a legally separate existence from the people who run it:

Examples:

She was elected to the board of directors of the corporation.
4

Examples:

Whether you work for a large corporation or small company, following these easy guidelines can help you to succeed.
a global/multinational corporation It is a global corporation with over 416,000 employees in 190 countries.
5
in the UK, a public organization:

Examples:

The city formed a nonprofit local government corporation.
British Airways was a public corporation at that time.

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