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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

group, grouping go
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit

social group go
people sharing some social relation

organization, organisation go
a group of people who work together

enterprise go
an organization created for business ventures

business, concern, business concern, business organization, business organisation go
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it

house, firm, business firm go
the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments

corporation, corp
a business firm whose articles of incorporation have been approved in some state

noun.group

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empire, conglomerate go
a group of diverse companies under common ownership and run as a single organization
large cap go
a corporation with a large capitalization
small cap go
a corporation with a small capitalization
closed corporation, close corporation, private corporation, privately held corporation go
a corporation owned by a few people
closely held corporation go
stock is publicly traded but most is held by a few shareholders who have no plans to sell
shell corporation, shell entity go
a company that is incorporated but has no assets or operations
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, FDIC go
a federally sponsored corporation that insures accounts in national banks and other qualified institutions
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Freddie Mac, FHLMC go
a corporation authorized by Congress to provide a secondary market for residential mortgages
Federal National Mortgage Association, Fannie Mae, FNMA go
a federally chartered corporation that purchases mortgages
Boy Scouts of America go
a corporation that operates through a national council that charters local councils all over the United States