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corporation.

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.

11 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˌkɔː.pəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/Received-Pronunciation/ˌkɔɹ.pəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/Canada, General-American/ˌkɔɹ.pɚˈeɪ.ʃən/Canada, General-American
  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.

  2. The municipal governing body of a borough or city.

  3. In Fascist Italy, a joint association of employers' and workers' representatives.

    historical
  4. A protruding belly.

    dated · humorous · slang
Where this word comes from

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. (protruding belly): Perhaps a play on the word corpulence.

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