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

For they belonged to the close corporation of "bien men," and his familiarity with them was a proof to the world of his greatness.

From The House with the Green Shutters by Brown, George Douglas

It has, in the intellectual sphere, crushed the old authority which embodied superstition, antiquated prejudice, and a sham system of professional knowledge, which was upheld by a close corporation.

From English Literature and Society in the Eighteenth Century by Stephen, Leslie, Sir

This close corporation of printers and publishers exercised its powers for the protection of its members rather than of authors.

From The Facts About Shakespeare by Nielson, William Allan

But the class-room was a close corporation for Foundation scholars, and not one of my chums had access to it to see fair play.

From A Labrador Doctor The Autobiography of Wilfred Thomason Grenfell by Grenfell, Wilfred Thomason, Sir

Of course some artists, strictly so called, object to regarding photography as anything but a mechanical process, but the number of those who would make art a close corporation is happily diminishing.

From Pictorial Photography in America 1922 by Pictorial Photographers of America