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2 N‑COUNT In some large British cities, the corporation is the local authority that is responsible for providing public services. □  …the corporation's task of regenerating 900 acres of the inner city. SYNONYMS corporation NOUN 1

multinational:…multinationals such as Ford and IBM.

firm:The firm's employees were expecting large bonuses.

company:…the Ford Motor Company.

concern:If not a large concern, Queensbury Nursery was at least a successful one.

business:The company was a family business.

cor|po|ra |tion tax N‑UNCOUNT Corporation tax is a tax that companies have to pay on the profits they make. [BUSINESS ]

cor|po|rat|ism /kɔː ^r prət I zəm/ N‑UNCOUNT Corporatism is the organization and control of a country by groups who share a common interest or profession. [DISAPPROVAL ] □  'The age of corporatism must be put firmly behind us,' he proclaimed.

cor|po|rat|ist /kɔː ^r prət I st/ (corporatists )

1 ADJ [usu ADJ n] You use corporatist to describe organizations, ideas, or systems which follow the principles of corporatism. [DISAPPROVAL ] □  … a corporatist political system.

2 N‑COUNT A corporatist is someone who believes in the principles of corporatism. [DISAPPROVAL ] □  The defeat of the corporatists is easy to understand.

cor|po|real /kɔː ^r pɔː riəl/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] Corporeal means involving or relating to the physical world rather than the spiritual world. [FORMAL ] □  …man's corporeal existence.

corps /kɔː ^r / (corps )

1 N‑COUNT A Corps is a part of the army which has special duties. □  …the Army Medical Corps. □  …the Russian Officer Corps.

2 N‑COUNT The Corps is the United States Marine Corps. [AM ] □  …seventy-five men, all combat veterans, all members of The Corps' most exclusive unit.

3 N‑COUNT A corps is a small group of people who do a special job. □  …the diplomatic corps. □  …the foreign press corps.

corps de bal|let /kɔː ^r də bæ le I , [AM ] - bæle I / N‑SING In ballet, the corps de ballet is the group of dancers who dance together, in contrast to the main dancers, who dance by themselves.

corpse /kɔː ^r ps/ (corpses ) N‑COUNT A corpse is a dead body, especially the body of a human being.

cor|pu|lent /kɔː ^r pjʊlənt/ ADJ If you describe someone as corpulent , you mean they are fat. [LITERARY ] □  …a rather corpulent farmer.

cor|pus /kɔː ^r pəs/ (corpora /kɔː ^r pərə/ or corpuses ) N‑COUNT A corpus is a large collection of written or spoken texts that is used for language research. [TECHNICAL ]

cor|pus|cle /kɔː ^r pʌs ^ə l, [AM ] -pəs ^ə l/ (corpuscles ) N‑COUNT [usu pl] Corpuscles are red or white blood cells. □  Deficiency of red corpuscles is caused by a lack of iron.

cor|ral /kərɑː l, [AM ] -ræ l/ (corrals , corralling , corralled )

1 N‑COUNT In North America, a corral is a space surrounded by a fence where cattle or horses are kept.

2 VERB To corral a person or animal means to capture or confine them. [mainly AM ] □ [V n] Within hours, police corralled the three men Lewis had named.

cor|rect ◆◆◇ /kəre kt/ (corrects , correcting , corrected )

1 ADJ If something is correct , it is in accordance with the facts and has no mistakes. [FORMAL ] □  The correct answers can be found at the bottom of page 8. □  The following information was correct at time of going to press. ●  cor|rect|ly ADV [ADV with v] □  Did I pronounce your name correctly? ●  cor|rect|ness N‑UNCOUNT □ [+ of ] Ask the investor to check the correctness of what he has written.