corporator

corporator

A corporator attends a community meeting to discuss local improvements.

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.)