French Conversation · Level 140
30 words
French word
corporation
Pronunciation
IPA/kɔʁpoʁasjɔ̃/
Meaning
- feminine nounprofessional association
Example
La corporation défend les intérêts des artisans locaux.
The professional association defends the interests of local artisans.
More examples
Une corporation d'artisans organise un marché ce week-end.
An artisans' guild organizes a market this weekend.
Core concept
A recognized professional group that joins individual workers into one collective voice for their common interests.
Common phrases
la corporation d'artisans
artisans' guild
une corporation locale
local guild
membre d'une corporation
member of a guild
Similar words
société: A profit-making legal entity that enters into contracts and conducts business.
entreprise: A business organization that uses capital and resources to provide goods or services.
association: A nonprofit group formed around a shared purpose.
Definition in French
Organisation qui réunit des personnes exerçant la même profession pour défendre leurs intérêts professionnels, souvent reconnue officiellement ou dotée de règles communes.
Word origin
The French noun corporation is a learned borrowing based on Latin corporatio, a formation related to corpus, 'body'.
Usage tips
- In present-day general French, société or entreprise usually refers to a business, while corporation retains a more formal professional-group sense.
Other meanings
- corporationnoun
Opposites
- individuindividualnoun