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

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