Corporation vs. Conglomerate

Corporation vs. Conglomerate — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Corporation and Conglomerate

Corporationnoun

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.

Conglomeratenoun

A cluster of heterogeneous things.

Corporationnoun

(UK) The municipal governing body of a borough or city, in force since 1974 and obsolete except in the City of London.

Conglomeratenoun

(business) A corporation formed by the combination of several smaller corporations whose activities are unrelated to the corporation's primary activity.

Corporationnoun

(historical) In Fascist Italy, a joint association of employers' and workers' representatives.

Conglomeratenoun

(geology) A rock consisting of gravel or pebbles embedded in a matrix.

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Corporationnoun

A protruding belly; a paunch.

Conglomerateadjective

Clustered together into a mass.

conglomerate flowers

Corporationnoun

a business firm whose articles of incorporation have been approved in some state

Conglomerateadjective

(geology) Composed of fragments of rock, pebbles, or stones cemented together.

Corporationnoun

slang terms for a paunch

Conglomerateverb

(transitive) To combine together into a larger mass.

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Conglomerateverb

To combine together into a larger corporation.

Conglomeratenoun

a composite rock made up of particles of varying size

Conglomeratenoun

a group of diverse companies under common ownership and run as a single organization

Conglomerateverb

collect or gather;

Journals are accumulating in my officeThe work keeps piling up

Conglomerateadjective

composed of heterogeneous elements gathered into a mass;

the conglomerate peoples of New England