corporation

noun

1. 1

   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.

2. 2

   The municipal governing body of a borough or city.

3. 3

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

4. 4

   A protruding belly; a paunch.