conglomerate 2

noundomain: group

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

a group of diverse companies under common ownership and run as a single organization

Synonyms

empire 4
a group of diverse companies under common ownership and run as a single organization

Derivationally related form

conglomerate 1

adjective

composed of heterogeneous elements gathered into a mass

Hyponym

publishing conglomerate 1

noun

a conglomerate of publishing companies

zaibatsu 1

noun

a Japanese term referring to industrial and financial business conglomerates in the Empire of Japan, whose influence and size allowed control over significant parts of the Japanese economy from the Meiji period until the end of World War II.