corporation
IPA: kɔrpɝˈeɪʃʌn
noun
- 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.
- The municipal governing body of a borough or city.
- (historical) In Fascist Italy, a joint association of employers' and workers' representatives.
- (slang, dated, humorous) A protruding belly.
- (UK politics) Ellipsis of City of London Corporation. [The municipal governing body of the City of London, a local authority within Greater London.]
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Examples of "corporation" in Sentences
- He was also the leader of the Swatantra Party in the corporation.
- The company name was changed to the Emivest Aerospace Corporation.
- The company began an orderly wind up of the corporation in late 2008.
- The current corporate sponsor of the marathon is Chevron Corporation.
- In corporations, the Treasurer is the head of the corporate treasury department.
- We already have 9 goofy people in long, black robes telling us a corporation is an individual ...
- May 2nd, 2010 8: 56 pm ET ummm, the corporation is the one responsible for cleaning this up, not government.
- While a clearly defined message was hard to suss, I'm betting the word "corporation" figured heavily in passionate monologues.
- The term corporation, over there, is commonly applied only to the mayor, aldermen and sheriffs of a city, as in the London corporation.
- Seizing a portion of common stock from a corporation is the precisely correct analogy to depriving a human of liberty for a set time period.
- The term corporation or company includes all trusts, associations and joint stock companies having any powers or privileges not possessed by individuals or unlimited partnerships.
- So you think it was an accident all the Republican justices made the idiotic ruling that a corporation is a "person" and can therefore contribute unlimited funds to candidates and elections?
- The term corporation, as used in this article, shall be construed to include all associations and joint-stock companies having any of the powers and privileges of corporations not possessed by individuals or partnerships.
- I don't know what this place will be called, but if the way that sports arenas are quietly shifting from being named after a person to being named after a corporation is any indication, it might just be the planet Staples.
- The term corporation as used in this article, shall be construed to include all associations and jointstock companies having any of the powers and privileges of corporations not possessed by individuals or partnership, and all corporations shall have the right to sue, and shall be subject to be sued in all courts in like cases as natural persons.
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