单词 | zaibatsu |
释义 | zaibatsun. In Japan, a large capitalist organization, usually based on a single family having controlling interests in a variety of companies, of a type that existed before the war of 1939–45; since 1947, a cartel or conglomerate. Also, the members of such an enterprise. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > business affairs > a business or company > [noun] > syndicate or cartel > Japanese zaibatsu1937 1937 Econ. Jrnl. 47 272 These concerns are popularly known in Japan as the Zaibatsu or money-cliques. 1947 R. Benedict Chrysanthemum & Sword iv. 93 A chosen financial oligarchy, the famous Zaibatsu. 1957 Pacific Affairs 30 219 The zaibatsu and the landlords. 1959 R. Kirkbride Tamiko (1960) vi. 41 By getting the right people to sit for you. The zaibatsu. The Royal Family. 1964 Asia Mag. 26 July 15/2 While the companies being merged presently are old Zaibatsu connected firms, and the groups are sponsoring the moves, the economics of the mergers themselves have little to do with such connections. 1965 Economist 11 Dec. 1219/2 The Zaibatsu are becoming concerned about the problems of seniority and management. 1970 Sci. Amer. Mar. 31/2 A zaibatsu is similar to a U.S. conglomerate, which is also a group of unrelated companies under sophisticated financial management. 1974 P. Gore-Booth With Great Truth & Respect 45 When a community, historically prone to become the victim of unreason, finds itself in a position of success amid failure, its only recourse is probably to go to ground. The Japanese Zaibatsu understood this; a really successful Japanese business man was and is rarely obtrusive. 1982 K. Ohmae Mind of Strategist (1983) ix. 109 Japan's prewar zaibatsu holding companies. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1937 |
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