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The word "corporation" derives from the Latin corpus (body), representing a "body of people", i.e.: a group of people authorised to act as an individual ( Oxford English Dictionary). The word universitas also used to refer to a group of people but now refers specifically to a group of scholars (see University). However, in colloquial usage "corporation" usually refers to a commercial entity set up in accordance with a governmental framework.

Churches, interest-groups (both can form as not-for-profit corporations or can exist as voluntary associations), cities and townships (often chartered as public corporations), among others, may also have historically lengthy corporate identities.

1 The corporation simply as a legally separate entity

Older corporate entities gained incorporation as "the person/people of xx". This reflected the people who made up the "body" and also emphasised their legal identity. The law classifies a corporation either as a corporation sole (one person) or as a corporation aggregate (any other number).

Examples include (the link gives the legal name; the nickname appears in brackets with the nature of the corporation)

• The Governor and Company of the Bank of England (Bank of England -- corporation aggregate)
• The Chancellor Masters and Scholars of the University of Cambridge (Cambridge University -- corporation aggregate)
• The President and Fellows of Harvard CollegeToday Harvard College is the undergraduate portion of Harvard University. Undergraduate students are members of the college, which is headed by the "Dean of Harvard College. He reports to the "Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences" since students of Ha (Harvard College -- corporation aggregate)
• Her Majesty the Queen in Right of New ZealandFor alternative meanings, see New Zealand (disambiguation). New Zealand is a country formed of two major islands and a number of smaller islands in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. A common Mori name for New Zealand is Aotearoa popularly translated as Land (New Zealand Government -- corporation sole)
• The Archbishop of CanterburyThe Archbishop of Canterbury is a bishop of the Church of England. His see is the Diocese of Canterbury and his episcopal chair ('cathedra') is at Canterbury Cathedral. He is the most senior bishop of the Church of England and of the worldwide Anglican Co (corporation sole)
• The Dean, Chapter and Students of the Cathedral Church of Christ in Oxford of the Foundation of King Henry VIIIChrist Church (in full: The Cathedral Church of Christ in Oxford of the Foundation of King Henry VIII is one of the largest and wealthiest of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. The city of Christchurch, New Zealand (Christ Church, Oxford -- corporation aggregate)

Using strict definitions, universities and collegeA college ( Latin collegium can be the name of any group of colleagues; originally it meant a group of people living together under a common set of rules con "together" + leg "law"). As a consequence members of colleges were originally styled " fellow" ans count as corporations since they merely comprise groups of people.

Corporations in some jurisdictions do not need to make reference to their membership. For example:

• The British Broadcasting Corporation
• Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd ( supermarketA supermarket is a store or market that sells a wide variety of goods including food and drinks, drugs, clothes, and other household products that are consumed regularly. It is often part of a chain that owns or controls (sometimes by franchise) other sup)

Modern usage tends not to refer to the membership when incorporating corporations.

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Corporations lawCorporations law or corporate law is the law concerning the creation and regulation of corporations. A corporation is a group of people which are legally treated as a person; the corporation can own property, sign contracts, sue, and be sued. Corporate la CorporationA corporation is a legal entity (distinct from a natural person) that often has similar rights in law to those of a natural person. Civil law systems may refer to corporations as "moral persons;" they may also go by the name "SA" (anonymous society) or so Corporation for Public BroadcastingThe Corporation for Public Broadcasting is a private non-profit corporation which is chartered and funded by the United States Federal Government to promote public broadcasting. The CPB was created on November 7, 1967 when President Lyndon B. Johnson sign Corporation of Ranson, West VirginiaCorporation of Ranson more frequently known as Ranson (the name of its post office), is a town located in Jefferson County, West Virginia. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 2,951. Geography Ranson is located at 39°17'55" North, 77° Corporation soleA corporation sole in English law is a legal entity consisting of a single person. This allows the corporation to pass vertically from one holder of a position to the next, giving the position legal continuity. Most corporations sole are church-related; f Corporation (university)Corporation refers to all different kinds of fraternities and sororities worldwide. Corporations in the USA Corporations in the USA are called fraternity or sorority. Learn more about corporations in the USA in the fraternities and sororities article. Corporation of London Corporation tax Corporation (feudal Europe) Corporation aggregate Corporation of Translators, Terminologists and Interpreters of New Brunswick