corporator
Definition
Noun: A member or shareholder of a corporation, especially one who is part of a municipal corporation or a chartered company.
Usage Examples
- (A member of a corporation who can participate in governance.)
- (Members of a municipal corporation.)
- (A shareholder in a joint-stock corporation.)
Advanced Usage
- "to act as a corporator": to perform the duties or exercise the rights of a corporate member.
- He was appointed to act as a corporator for the upcoming fiscal year. (He was given the role of a corporate member.)
Variants and Related Words
- Corporation (n): a large company or group of people authorized to act as a single entity.
- The corporation announced new environmental policies. (The company as a legal entity.)
- Corporate (adj): relating to a corporation.
- She works in corporate law. (She practices law related to corporations.)
- Corporatize (v): to convert a business or organization into a corporation.
- The government plans to corporatize the state-owned utility. (To make it a corporation.)
Synonyms
- Shareholder: a person who owns shares in a company.
- Member: a person belonging to a group or organization.
- Trustee: a person who manages assets on behalf of others (often used in municipal contexts).
Related Idioms
- A corporator's vote: a figurative expression meaning a decision that carries significant weight within an organization.
- His opinion carried as much weight as a corporator's vote. (His opinion was highly influential.)