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corporation

[kawr-puh-rey-shuhn] / ˌkɔr pəˈreɪ ʃən /
NOUN
business organization, usually large
Synonyms
STRONGEST
business company enterprise
STRONG
association corporate body legal entity multinational partnership society syndicate
WEAK
bunch clan crew jungle megacorp mob octopus outfit ring shell zoo

Example Sentences

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It was never intended to shield a corporation from the consequences of its own engineering decisions.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

But it could also signal a deeper problem with the corporation.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026

Last week the corporation urged a court to dismiss the lawsuit, saying the Panorama episode never aired in the US.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

Morgan merged Carnegie Steel with several chief competitors to create the largest industrial corporation in existence.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

Chicago promptly established a formal corporation, the World’s Columbian Exposition Company, to finance and build the fair.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.