An organization or group of persons that is identified by a particular name and that acts, or may act, as an entity Typical examples of corporate bodies are associations, institutions, business firms, nonprofit enterprises, governments, government agencies, religious bodies, local churches, and conferences
An organization or group of persons that is identified by a particular name (e g , association, government, government agency, religious body, local church, and conference)
body corporate
Hyphenation
bo·dy cor·po·rate
Turkish pronunciation
bädi kôrprıt
Pronunciation
/ˈbädē ˈkôrprət/ /ˈbɑːdiː ˈkɔːrprət/
Etymology
[ 'bä-dE ] (noun.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English bodig; akin to Old High German boteh corpse.