close corporation
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of close corporation
First recorded in 1915–20
Example Sentences
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It was merely a close corporation of hereditary lawyers, whose claim to political functions had been summarily dismissed by Richelieu.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 11 by Rossiter Johnson
Lessee Lowe admitted he was a close corporation, being president, secretary, treasurer, boss and everything else of the company, which held no meetings, had no stock, and declared no dividends.
From Twentieth Century Negro Literature Or, A Cyclopedia of Thought on the Vital Topics Relating to the American Negro by Daniel Wallace Culp
"Is it a close corporation, so that new partners can not be added?" asked Mr. Stewart, of Nevada.
From History of the Thirty-Ninth Congress of the United States by William Horatio Barnes
If they can find suitable material to mine and without too much expense for apparatus, they will start in at once with a close corporation.
From Polly and Eleanor by Harold S. Barbour
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 Sir Leslie Stephen
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