corporation
//ˌkɔː.pəˈɹeɪ.ʃən//
Forms
- Plural
- corporations
Definitions
1.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.
- With his twin notes, Mr. Musk waded directly into a fractious debate over the right way for corporations to bring workers back to the office during the coronavirus pandemic.
2.The municipal governing body of a borough or city.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #2008
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Etymology
From Middle English corporacion, corporation, from Late Latin corporatio (“assumption of a body”), from Latin corporatus, past participle of corporare (“to form into a body”); see corporate.
By surface analysis, corporate + -ion.