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I think "corporation" in this context is just a slightly antiquated term for a unit of local government.
by quxkgpdy 4y ago
I think "corporation" in this context is just a slightly antiquated term for a unit of local government.
- bobthepanda 4y agoIt’s not even antiquated depending on where you live. Mumbai is a corporation.
- SllX 4y agoSo is San Francisco: a municipal corporation with a Charter. It’s an overlooked detail, but it’s not just a choice of phrasing. Corporations are just groups of individuals acting as a single entity under law, and incorporated cities in California and most of the States I’ve looked at are no different in that regard.
- BillEllson 4y agoIt is not antiquated, but merely a descriptive that has fallen from common usage. ~ Every local authority in the UK is a corporation and up until c 1970 is was common to see 'Wherever' Corporation buses in British Cities.