Main Entry: cor·po·rate

Pronunciation: \ˈkȯr-p(ə-)rət\

Function: adjective

Etymology: Latin corporatus, past participle of corporare to make into a body, from corpor-, corpus

Date: 1512

1 a : formed into an association and endowed by law with the rights and liabilities of an individual : incorporated b : of or relating to a corporation <a plan to reorganize the corporate structure> c : of, relating to, or being the large corporations of a country or region considered as a unit <the latest trend in corporate America> d : having qualities (as commercialism or lack of originality) associated with large corporations or attributed to their influence or control <corporate rock music> <corporate art>
2 : of, relating to, or formed into a unified body of individuals <human law arises by the corporate action of a people — G. H. Sabine>
3 : corporative 2

— cor·po·rate·ly adverb