corporate

企業の、法人の

企業やその他の大きな組織に関する。

やさしい英語で： Connected with a company or other large organization.

• She works in corporate finance.
• The bank offers services to corporate clients.
• They discussed the new corporate strategy.

類義語： business, company, institutional

よく使う表現： corporate finance, corporate clients, corporate strategy

無個性な、事務的な

大組織が作った物のように、退屈で個性が感じられない。

やさしい英語で： Looking or feeling dull and impersonal, like something designed by a large organization.

• The lobby feels very corporate.
• They replaced the warm colors with a corporate design.
• I found the hotel too corporate and impersonal.

類義語： impersonal, bland, soulless

よく使う表現： corporate look, corporate feel, corporate decor

集団の、共同の

一体となって行動する集団全体に共通する。

やさしい英語で： Shared by a whole group acting together as one.

• The committee accepted corporate responsibility for the decision.
• The book reflects the corporate authorship of the research group.
• Their corporate action expressed a shared purpose.

類義語： collective, joint

反対語： individual

よく使う表現： corporate responsibility, corporate action, corporate authorship

経営陣、本社

会社や組織の重要な決定をする上層部。

やさしい英語で： The senior managers who make decisions for a company or organization.

• Corporate wants us to cut costs.
• The order came directly from corporate.
• We need approval from corporate before hiring anyone.

類義語： senior management, head office

よく使う表現： from corporate, corporate wants something, ask corporate

本社、フランチャイズ本部

別々の経営者が営むチェーン店を統括する中心の会社。

やさしい英語で： The main company that controls a chain of businesses run by separate owners.

• Corporate owns the brand and licenses it to local owners.
• Each franchise pays fees to corporate.
• The local owner asked corporate for permission to change the menu.

類義語： parent company, franchisor

よく使う表現： from corporate, corporate policy, contact corporate