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An organization organized by a group of people who are allowed by law to act as a single person.

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Usage examples (33)
  • There are several factories in Lowell, each of which they call a corporation, as they are chartered.
  • 37 Those who have employed the term corporation upon this occasion are not perhaps aware of its extent.
  • However, it seems to me that a corporation is a kind of entity that works like a person for many respects.
  • A typical one-a corporation is engaged in business.
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