close corporation
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of close corporation
First recorded in 1915–20
Example Sentences
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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.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" by Various
In theory and in practice ‘society’ considers itself, and to some extent is still, a close corporation.
From Social Transformations of the Victorian Age A Survey of Court and Country by Escott, T. H. S. (Thomas Hay Sweet)
It'll be a close corporation, and if we strike oil, we'll all three have a good thing.
From The Mardi Gras Mystery by Bedford-Jones, H. (Henry)
Furthermore, it will make a close corporation of finance and trade, with the government sitting in the board of directors and lending all the aid that imperial support can bestow.
From The War After the War by Marcosson, Isaac Frederick
Nancy and I chum together, and it’s a close corporation.
From A Little Miss Nobody Or, With the Girls of Pinewood Hall by Marlowe, Amy Bell
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