close corporation

American  

[klohs] / kloʊs /

noun

1. closed corporation.

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close corporation British  

/ kləʊs /

noun

1.  c.c..  a small private limited company

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Etymology

Origin of close corporation

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

Its opponents obtained their recruits chiefly from close corporations and rotten boroughs.

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In theory and in practice ‘society’ considers itself, and to some extent is still, a close corporation.

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Hardenberg now had an assured position in that close corporation of sovereigns and statesmen by whom Europe, during the next few years, was to be governed.

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In 1709 the Portuguese government made Recife a separate city—a step which was bitterly resented by the Brazilians and especially by the close corporation of native families who controlled the Olinda municipal government.

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A Royal Charter, making the proposed university a close corporation under the control of Anglican clergymen, was obtained.

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