corporate

cor-po-rate · adjective

imported

Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Relating to a large company or group.

  2. 2.

    Of or shared by all members of a group.

  3. 3.

    (informal, often negative) Impersonal and conformist.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    corporate culture — the values and practices of a company
  • •
    corporate ladder — the hierarchy of positions in a company
  • •
    corporate raider — one who attempts hostile takeovers

Related words

Antonyms: individual, personal, private
See also: business, company, corporation
Synonyms: business, company, organizational

Etymology

From Latin corporatus, past participle of corporare meaning "to form into a body," from corpus ("body").