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corporation

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.

Example sentence

  • “Corporations aren't people.”
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Related words

companyAn entity having legal personality, and thus able to own property and to sue and be sued in its own name; a corporation.startupA new company or organization or business venture designed for rapid growth.firmA business partnership; the name under which it trades.entrepreneurA person who sets up a business; generally, a person who owns and manages a business and assumes its financial risks.agencyAn establishment engaged in doing business for another; also, the place of business or the district of such an agency.founderOne who founds or establishes (a company, project, organisation, state, etc.).