megacorporation

noun

mega·​cor·​po·​ra·​tion ˌme-gə-ˌkȯr-pə-ˈrā-shən How to pronounce megacorporation (audio)
: a huge and powerful corporation

Examples of megacorporation in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Its flagship product Truth Social, Trump’s bullhorn of choice, is a minor player in a social media landscape dominated by megacorporations like Facebook owner Meta. Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2024 In this alternative universe, subversive and rebellious young people occupy buildings megacorporation IBM’s buildings, hack into crucial infrastructure and create a vibrant underground music scene. James Russell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Mar. 2024 Jack Quaid's resistance to megacorporations doesn't end on screen. Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 17 July 2023 Another new episode focuses on the megacorporation MomCorp, which earlier resembled a Walmart of the future. WIRED, 24 July 2023 In a world where fossil fuel executives, meat megacorporations, and the like possess vastly more wealth and power than activists, tone probably isn’t the primary challenge in climate communication, as Kate Aronoff argued last week. Heather Souvaine Horn, The New Republic, 31 Mar. 2023 Well, according to Pixar's Monsters, Inc., the source is a megacorporation where children's screams are harvested and turned into energy. Meg Walters, EW.com, 28 July 2022 Colin Jost and the megacorporation Amazon, of course. Vulture, 14 Feb. 2022 In this way, a massive megacorporation such as Microsoft used its infinite resources, technical acumen and AI to deal with a major problem in several countries around the world. Naveen Joshi, Forbes, 18 Apr. 2022

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Word History

First Known Use

1971, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of megacorporation was in 1971

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“Megacorporation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/megacorporation. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.

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