单词 | corporation |
释义 | corporation —corporational, adj. /kawr'peuh ray"sheuhn/, n. 1. an association of individuals, 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. 2. (cap.) the group of principal officials of a borough or other municipal division in England. 3. any group of persons united or regarded as united in one body. 4. Informal. a paunch; potbelly. [1400-50; late ME < LL corporation- (s. of corporatio) guild, L: physical makeup, build. See CORPORATE, -ION] Usage. See collective noun. |
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