corporation
n
1 [CGp] (esp Brit) group of people elected to govern a town; council 市政當局
the Lord Mayor and Corporation of the City of London 倫敦市長及市政當局
the municipal corporation 市行政機關
[attrib 作定語]
corporation services, transport, refuse collection, etc 市政機關管理的部門、 運輸、 垃圾收集服務等.
2 [CGp] (abbr 縮寫 corp)
(a) group of people authorized to act as an individual, eg for business purposes 法人團體(如貿易公司)
Broadcasting authorities are often public corporations. 廣播事業管理機構一般為公營公司.
(b) (esp US) business company 公司
large multinational corporations 大跨國公司.
3 [C] (joc 謔 esp Brit) large fat stomach 大肚皮.